About The Word Assoil
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Assoil
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What's The Definition Of Assoil?
[v] pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
[v] absolve or pardon; archaic Synonyms | Synonyms for Assoil: acquit | clear | discharge | exculpate | exonerate Related Terms | Find terms related to Assoil: See Also | judge | label | pardon | pronounce | purge | vindicate | whitewash Assoil In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\As*soil"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.] To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. --Wordsworth. |
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