assoil

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verb

as·​soil ə-ˈsȯi(-ə)l 

assoiled; assoiling; assoils

transitive verb

1

archaic : absolve, pardon

2

archaic : acquit, clear

3

archaic : expiate

assoilment

ə-ˈsȯi(-ə)l-mənt 

noun archaic

assoilment

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noun

as·​soil·​ment ə-ˈsȯi(-ə)l-mənt  a- 

plural -s

archaic

: absolution

a station of purification and assoilment

—Thomas De Quincey

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for assoil

• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil
• tinfoil
• topsoil
• trefoil
• turmoil