make as if vs acquit

make as if and acquit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make as if	No	No	Yes	No
acquit	No	No	Yes	No

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

make as if: begin or appear to begin an action
acquit: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of make as if include act, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do.

make as if (verb)	acquit (verb)
begin or appear to begin an action	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges