Assoil

As·soil

Assoil

v. t.
  1. To set free; to release. [Archaic]
    Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.
  2. To solve; to clear up. [Obs.]
    Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle.
    — Bp. Jewel.
  3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic]
    Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt.
    Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.
  4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic]
    Let each act assoil a fault.
    — E. Arnold.
  5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.]
    She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil.

Assoil

v. t.
  1. To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.]
    Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.