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Assoil   Listen
verb
Assoil  v. t.  
1.
To set free; to release. (Archaic) "Till from her hands the spright assoiled is."
2.
To solve; to clear up. (Obs.) "Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle."
3.
To set free from guilt; to absolve. (Archaic) "Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt." "Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are... not of scandalous lives."
4.
To expiate; to atone for. (Archaic) "Let each act assoil a fault."
5.
To remove; to put off. (Obs.) "She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil."






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"Assoil" Quotes from Famous Books



... together after mass. But when Sir Bedivere had told his tale all whole, Sir Launcelot's heart almost brast for sorrow, and Sir Launcelot threw his arms abroad, and said: Alas, who may trust this world. And then he kneeled down on his knee, and prayed the Bishop to shrive him and assoil him. And then he besought the Bishop that he might be his brother. Then the Bishop said: I will gladly; and there he put an habit upon Sir Launcelot, and there he served God day and night with prayers ...
— Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) - King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table • Thomas Malory



Words linked to "Assoil" :   purge, exonerate, label, judge, pronounce, evaluate, exculpate, convict, whitewash, clear



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