assoil

as·soil

transitive verb \ə-ˈsȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of ASSOIL

1

archaic : absolve, pardon

2

archaic : acquit, clear

3

archaic : expiate

— as·soil·ment \-mənt\ noun, archaic

Origin of ASSOIL

Middle English, from Anglo-French assoilé, past participle of assoudre to absolve, from Latin absolvere

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with ASSOIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil