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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :


  Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F.
     absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :


  Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.]
     To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl.
  
           Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.        --Wordsworth.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  assoil
       v : pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
           cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, clear, discharge,
            exonerate, exculpate] [ant: convict]

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :


  assoil
  
  zprostit viny
  
           Entry edited by: B2

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :


  v. 赦免,释放,补偿;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :


     vt. 赦免,释放,补偿

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