acquit

verb

• To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
• To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
• Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.

  "The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge."

• To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

  "The orator acquitted himself very poorly."

• To clear oneself.
• To release, to rescue, to set free.
• To pay for; to atone for.