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Quin Shi Huang-Di , quit1 / kwit/ • v. (quit·ting ; past and past part. quit·ted or quit ) 1. [tr.] leave (a place), usually permanently: he was ordered to quit the cabi… acquit , ac·quit / əˈkwit/ • v. (-quit·ted , -quit·ting ) 1. [tr.] (usu. be acquitted) free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty: she w… Danger , Danger
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