hugger mugger vs acquit

hugger mugger and acquit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hugger mugger	No	No	Yes	No
acquit	No	No	Yes	No

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

hugger mugger: act stealthily or secretively
acquit: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

hugger mugger (verb)	acquit (verb)
act stealthily or secretively	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges