assert vs acquit

assert and acquit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assert	No	No	Yes	No
acquit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, acquit is a hypernym of assert; that is, acquit is a word with a broader meaning than assert:

assert: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
acquit: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of assert include act, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do.

assert (verb)	acquit (verb)
postulate positively and assertively	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
state categorically
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized