assoil

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: as=soil

CIDE DICTIONARY

assoil, v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.].

•  To set free; to release.  [1913 Webster]

  "Till from her hands the spright assoiled is."  [1913 Webster]
•  To solve; to clear up.  [1913 Webster]

  "Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle."  [1913 Webster]
•  To set free from guilt; to absolve.  [1913 Webster]

  "Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt."  [1913 Webster]

  "Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives."  [1913 Webster]
•  To expiate; to atone for.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

  "Let each act assoil a fault."  [1913 Webster]
•  To remove; to put off.  [1913 Webster]

  "She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil."  [1913 Webster]

assoil, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.].

 To soil; to stain.  Beau. & Fl.  [1913 Webster]
"Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield."  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

assoil

Acquittal

VB acquit, exculpate, exonerate, clear, absolve, whitewash, assoil, discharge, release, liberate, reprieve, respite, pardon, let off, let off scot- free, drop the charges, plea bargain, strike a deal, no-cause (in civil suits), get no-caused.