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单词 assoil
释义

assoil

[ uh-soil ]
/ əˈsɔɪl /

verb (used with object) Archaic.

to absolve; acquit; pardon.
to atone for.

Origin of assoil

1250–1300; Middle English asoilen<Anglo-French asoiler,Old French asoilier, variant of asoldre<Latin absolvere to absolve

OTHER WORDS FROM assoil

as·soil·ment, noun

Words nearby assoil

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Example sentences from the Web for assoil

  • And then he kneeled down on his knees, and prayed the hermit for to shrive him and assoil him.

    Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts
  • Doubtless he may pardon and assoil all such in their unhappiness, forasmuch as the secret of it is with him.

    The Blue Flower, and Others|Henry van Dyke
  • And then he kneeled down on his knee, and prayed the Bishop to shrive him and assoil him.

    Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory
  • It may be that it will ease and assoil your souls if you would wish to handle it.

    Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for assoil

assoil
/ (əˈsɔɪl) /

verb (tr) archaic

to absolve; set free
to atone for

Word Origin for assoil

C13: from Old French assoldre, from Latin absolvere to absolve
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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