assoil

[ uh-soil ]

verb (used with object)Archaic.

to absolve; acquit; pardon.
to atone for.

Origin of assoil

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

Words Nearby assoil

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How to use assoil in a sentence

A tear glittered in his eye, and if it were a sin Heaven assoil me, for I yielded to his importunity and granted him the blessing.
Heroines of the Crusades | C. A. Bloss
Heaven assoil thee of thy sin,” said Eleanor, turning to depart, “at dawn we meet again.
Heroines of the Crusades | C. A. Bloss
And then he kneeled down on his knee, and prayed the Bishop to shrive him and assoil him.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) | Thomas Malory
Doubtless he may pardon and assoil all such in their unhappiness, forasmuch as the secret of it is with him.
The Blue Flower, and Others | Henry van Dyke
And then he kneeled down on his knees, and prayed the hermit for to shrive him and assoil him.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages | Edward Lewes Cutts

British Dictionary definitions for assoil

assoil

/ (əˈsɔɪl) /

verb(tr) archaic

to absolve; set free
to atone for

Origin of assoil

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

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