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English Dictionary: assoil	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for assoil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assoil v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Synonym(s): acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate Antonym(s): convict
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assoil \Assoil"\, v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See {Absolve}.] 1. To set free; to release. [Archaic] Till from her hands the spright assoiled is. --Spenser. 2. To solve; to clear up. [Obs.] Any child might soon be able to assoil* this riddle. --Bp. Jewel. 3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic] Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. --Dr. H. More. Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives. --Jer. Taylor. 4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic] --Spenser. Let each act assoil a fault. --E. Arnold. 5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.] She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assoil \Assoil"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.] To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil* my cobwebbed shield. --Wordsworth.