dawdle vs acquit

dawdle and acquit both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

dawdle (verb)	acquit (verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
waste time