3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic] Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. Dr. H. More. Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives. Jer. Taylor.
4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic] Spenser. Let each act assoil a fault. E. Arnold.
5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.] She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil. Spenser.
ASSOIL
As*soil", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad- + soil.]
Defn: To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl.
Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.
ASSOILMENT
As*soil"ment, n.
Defn: Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
ASSOILMENT
As*soil"ment, n.
Defn: A soiling; defilement.
ASSOILZIE; ASSOILYIE
As*soil"zie, As*soil"yie, v. t. Etym: [Old form assoil. See Assoil.]
(Scots Law)