Definition of assoil Assoil
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We found 12 definitions of assoil from 5 different sources.
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What does assoil mean?
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| assoil - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | ||
| acquit, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate | ||
| convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" | ||
| pronounce, judge, label pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| vindicate clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel" | ||
| whitewash exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | ||
| purge excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- assoil (v. t.)
To set free; to release. - assoil (v. t.)
To solve; to clear up. - assoil (v. t.)
To set free from guilt; to absolve. - assoil (v. t.)
To expiate; to atone for. - assoil (v. t.)
To remove; to put off. - assoil (v. t.)
To soil; to stain.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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assoil
as-soil′, v.t. to loosen from: to absolve or acquit: to solve: (Spens.) to remove, to let loose, to renew, to get rid of.—n. Assoil′ment. [Through Fr. from L.—L. ab, from, solvĕre, to loose.] -
assoil
as-soil′, v.t. to soil, stain, or make dirty. [L. ad, and Soil. See Soil (2).]
Part of speech
🔤- assoil, verb, present, 1st person singular of assoil (infinitive).
- assoil, verb (infinitive).
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