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Pronunciation : As*soil"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.]
Definition : 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.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : As*soil"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [Pref. ad- + soil.]
Definition : Defn: To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913