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

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