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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Assoil

· As·soil · IPA /əˈsɔɪl/
01 v. t. To set free; to release.
  1. 1.
    To set free; to release.[Archaic]
    “Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To solve; to clear up.[Obs.]
    “Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle.” — Bp. Jewel.
  3. 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. 4.
    To expiate; to atone for.[Archaic]
    “Let each act assoil a fault.” — E. Arnold.
  5. 5.
    To remove; to put off.[Obs.]
    “She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil.” — Spenser.
02 v. t. To soil; to stain.
  1. 1.
    To soil; to stain.[Obs. or Poet.]
    “Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.” — Wordsworth.