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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.] To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. --Wordsworth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: assoil v 1: absolve or pardon; archaic 2: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
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