Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F.
absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.]
1. To set free; to release. [Archaic]
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Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.
--Spenser.
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2. To solve; to clear up. [Obs.]
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Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle.
--Bp. Jewel.
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3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic]
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Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. --Dr. H.
More.
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Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled,
because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.
--Jer. Taylor.
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4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic] --Spenser.
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Let each act assoil a fault. --E. Arnold.
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5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.]
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She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite
assoil. --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.]
To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. --Wordsworth.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
assoil
v : 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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