Both Uses of
acquit
in
Kim
- He told the story of a Border action in which the Dogra companies of the Ludhiana Sikhs had acquitted themselves well.
Chpt 2 *acquitted = handled (conducted or behaved)
- Naturally, for he was never trained to consider them in any way improper, Kim had passed the time of day with one or two frivolous ladies at upper windows in a certain street, and naturally, in the exchange of compliments, had acquitted himself well.
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(acquit as in: she acquitted herself well) to handle oneself in a specified way -- which is typically in a positive way