assoil

[ uh-soil ]

verb (used with object)Archaic.
  1. to absolve; acquit; pardon.

  2. to atone for.

Origin of assoil

1
1250–1300; Middle English asoilen<Anglo-French asoiler,Old French asoilier, variant of asoldre<Latin absolvere to absolve

Other words from assoil

  • as·soil·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for assoil

assoil

/ (əˈsɔɪl) /


verb(tr) archaic
  1. to absolve; set free

  2. to atone for

Origin of assoil

1
C13: from Old French assoldre, from Latin absolvere to absolve

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