əˈsȯi(ə)l, aˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English assoilen, from Old French assoldre, assoudre (1st person singular present indicative assoil ), from Latin absolvere — more at absolve
1.
a. archaic : to absolve or set free from sin : pardon , forgive
the work of our brother in Christ and St. Francis … whom God assoil — Mary Austin
b. obsolete : to absolve or set free from an ecclesiastical punishment
c. archaic : to set free : release , deliver
till from her bands the spright assoiled is — Edmund Spenser
2. obsolete : to clear up (a doubt or problem) : resolve , solve
3. archaic : to acquit of a criminal charge : clear
thou art assoiled of man-slaying — Gilbert Murray
4. archaic : to atone for : expiate
let each act assoil a fault — Edwin Arnold