ASSOIL

acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate

(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; “The suspect was cleared of the murder charges”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

assoil (third-person singular simple present assoils, present participle assoiling, simple past and past participle assoiled)

(transitive, archaic) To absolve, acquit; to release from blame or sin.

(archaic) To set free, release.

To solve; to clear up.

To expiate; to atone for.

To remove; to put off.

Etymology 2

Verb

assoil (third-person singular simple present assoils, present participle assoiling, simple past and past participle assoiled)

(transitive, obsolete) To soil or stain; to make dirty.

Anagrams

• Isolas, loasis

Source: Wiktionary

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As*soil", v. t. Etym: [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. Etym: [Pref. ad- + soil.]

Definition: To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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