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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
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
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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