"acquitter" meaning in French

See acquitter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /a.ki.te/ Audio: Fr-acquitter.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French acquiter, from Medieval Latin acquitāre, adquietāre (“to pay a debt”), from ad- + quitare (“to set free”), from Late Latin quietāre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|acquiter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French acquiter, {{inh+|fr|fro|acquiter}} Inherited from Old French acquiter, {{der|fr|ML.|acquitāre}} Medieval Latin acquitāre, {{der|fr|LL.|quietō|quietāre}} Late Latin quietāre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} acquitter Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], acquitter [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], acquittant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], acquitté [participle, past], acquitte [first-person, indicative, present, singular], acquittes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], acquitte [indicative, present, singular, third-person], acquittons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], acquittez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], acquittent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], acquittais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], acquittais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], acquittait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], acquittions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], acquittiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], acquittaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], acquittai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], acquittas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], acquitta [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], acquittâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], acquittâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], acquittèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], acquitterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], acquitteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], acquittera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], acquitterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], acquitterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], acquitteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], acquitterais [conditional, first-person, singular], acquitterais [conditional, second-person, singular], acquitterait [conditional, singular, third-person], acquitterions [conditional, first-person, plural], acquitteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], acquitteraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], acquitte [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], acquittes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], acquitte [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], acquittions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], acquittiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], acquittent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], acquittasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], acquittasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], acquittât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], acquittassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], acquittassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], acquittassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], acquitte [imperative, second-person, singular], acquittons [first-person, imperative, plural], acquittez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to pay
    Sense id: en-acquitter-fr-verb-E7of3YFU Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 20 21 20 20 20
  2. to acknowledge (a signal), to notify the receipt of
    Sense id: en-acquitter-fr-verb-0mhwiuQR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 49 16 12 12 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 20 21 20 20 20
  3. (law) to clear, to acquit Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-acquitter-fr-verb-JbiscQDz Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 20 21 20 20 20 Topics: law
  4. (reflexive) to pay Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-acquitter-fr-verb-E7of3YFU1 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 20 21 20 20 20
  5. (reflexive) to discharge, to complete (one's duty) [with de] Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-acquitter-fr-verb-Vv4Z8Wpq Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 20 21 20 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acquittement

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
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      "form": "acquittait",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "acquittâmes",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "ipa": "/a.ki.tɛʁ/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "acquitterai",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁe/",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "acquittera",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁa/",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "acquitterons",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "acquitterez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "acquitteront",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁɛ/",
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "acquitterais",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "acquitterait",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquitterions",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tə.ʁjɔ̃/",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquitteriez",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquitteraient",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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        "perfect",
        "present"
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      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
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        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
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        "past"
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      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "acquitte",
      "ipa": "/a.kit/",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittes",
      "ipa": "/a.kit/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "acquitte",
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    },
    {
      "form": "acquittions",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tjɔ̃/",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittiez",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tje/",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittent",
      "ipa": "/a.kit/",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittasse",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittasses",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittât",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittassions",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.ta.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittassiez",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.ta.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquittassent",
      "ipa": "/a.ki.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    },
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      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "acquitte",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "acquittons",
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        "second-person"
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    },
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "multiword-construction",
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    },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to pay"
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        "to acknowledge (a signal), to notify the receipt of"
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "to clear, to acquit"
      ],
      "id": "en-acquitter-fr-verb-JbiscQDz",
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          "law",
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        ],
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          "clear"
        ],
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          "acquit",
          "acquit"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) to clear, to acquit"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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