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Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t. To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit.] 1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability. [1913 Webster] 2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. [1913 Webster] You can more...
Acquit \Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquitting.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ? (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See Quit, and cf. Acquiet.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. [1913 Webster] A responsibility that can never be absolutely more...
Acquitter \Ac*quit"ter\, n. One who acquits or releases. [1913 Webster] more...
Acquit \Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquitting.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ? (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See Quit, and cf. Acquiet.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. [1913 Webster] A responsibility that can never be absolutely more...
Acranial \A*cra"ni*al\, a. Wanting a skull. [1913 Webster] Acrase more...
Acrase \A*crase"\, Acraze \A*craze"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + crase; or cf. F. ['e]craser to crush. See Crase, Craze.] [1913 Webster] 1. To craze. [Obs.] --Grafton. [1913 Webster] 2. To impair; to destroy. [Obs.] --Hacket. [1913 Webster] AcrasiaSee also: Crase Craze more...
Acrasia \A*cra"si*a\, Acrasy \Ac"ra*sy\n. [Gr. akrasia.] Excess; intemperance. [Obs. except in Med.] --Farindon. [1913 Webster] more...