footle vs acquit

footle and acquit both are verbs.

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

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

footle: act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
acquit: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

footle (verb)	acquit (verb)
act foolishly, as by talking nonsense	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
be about a place without any apparent purpose	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges