sentimentise vs acquit

sentimentise and acquit both are verbs.

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

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

sentimentise: act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
acquit: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

sentimentise (verb)	acquit (verb)
act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges