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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
assoil \assoil"\, v. t. of. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, f.
absoudre, l. absolvere. see absolve.
1. to set free; to release. archaic
1913 webster
till from her hands the spright assoiled is.
--spenser.
1913 webster
2. to solve; to clear up. obs.
1913 webster
any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle.
--bp. jewel.
1913 webster
3. to set free from guilt; to absolve. archaic
1913 webster
acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. --dr. h.
more.
1913 webster
many persons think themselves fairly assoiled,
because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.
--jer. taylor.
1913 webster
4. to expiate; to atone for. archaic --spenser.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
absolve
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
assoil \assoil"\, v. t. pref. ad- + soil.
to soil; to stain. obs. or poet. --beau. fl.
1913 webster
ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. --wordsworth.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
assoil
v : pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "the suspect was
cleared of the murder charges" syn: acquit, clear, discharge,
exonerate, exculpate ant: convict
see also:
acquit clear discharge exonerate exculpate convict
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