dally vs acquit

dally and acquit both are verbs.

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

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

dally: waste time
acquit: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

dally (verb)	acquit (verb)
consider not very seriously	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
waste time
behave carelessly or indifferently