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Assoil definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASSOIL', v.t. [L. absolvo.] To solve; to release; to absolve.
ASSOIL', v.t. To soil; to stain. Obs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant: convict]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French assoilé, past participle of assoudre to absolve, from Latin absolvere Date: 13th century 1. archaic absolve, pardon 2. archaic acquit, clear 3. archaic expiate • assoilment noun, archaic

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Assoil As*soil", 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Assoil As*soil", v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.] To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. --Wordsworth.