Thesaurus: assoil

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1. v. t. To set free; to release.
2. v. t. To solve; to clear up.
3. v. t. To set free from guilt; to absolve.
4. v. t. To expiate; to atone for.
5. v. t. To remove; to put off.
6. v. t. To soil; to stain.
7. v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
8. 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. To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.
9. To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl.Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.
10. v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges