assoil

Verb

WordNet 3.0

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges“The suspect was cleared of the murder charges”Synonyms: acquit clear discharge exonerate exculpate

Assoil \As*soil"\, 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.[1913 Webster]

5.To remove; to put off. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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

Assoil \As*soil"\, 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]