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Definitions for: Assoil [v] pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
[v] absolve or pardon; archaic
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate
Antonyms: convict
See Also: judge, label, pardon, pronounce, purge, vindicate, whitewash
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