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verb (used with object) Archaic.
1.
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
2.
to atone for.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English asoilen < Anglo-French asoiler, Old French asoilier, variant of asoldre < Latin absolvere to absolve
1250–1300; Middle English asoilen < Anglo-French asoiler, Old French asoilier, variant of asoldre < Latin absolvere to absolve
Related forms
as·soil·ment, noun
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