assoil

[ uh-soil ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

1. to absolve; acquit; pardon.
2. to atone for.

assoil

/ əˈsɔɪl /

verb

1. to absolve; set free
2. to atone for

Other Words From

• as·soilment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of assoil¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of assoil¹

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

Example Sentences

My father died, lay down with fever, and at first I was glad, may God assoil me.

From Literature

Say to toil: Nor to seek to leave the tending of thy vines, For all the heat of the day, till it declines, And death's mild curfew shall from work assoil.

From Project Gutenberg

Against my lusts I ever war, in vain, I think on my ill deeds with shame and pain; I trust Thou wilt assoil me of my sins, But even so, my shame must still remain.

From Project Gutenberg

May the Lord God assoil him never for his treasonable deed.

From Project Gutenberg

“Then, daughter, assoil thy soul of its taint by full confession.”

From Project Gutenberg