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assoil

Assoil (verb) means to absolve or release (someone) from blame or sin; to forgive, to pardon.

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verb
1
To absolve or release (someone) from blame or sin; to forgive, to pardon.
2
To atone or expiate for (something).
3
Followed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
4
Followed by from or of: to release or set free (someone) from a liability, an obligation, etc.; to discharge.
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Etymology

From Middle English assoilen (“to absolve or release from blame or sin”), from Anglo-Norman as(s)oiler, as(s)oilier, and Old French as(s)oille [and other forms], the present subjunctive, and as(s)oil, the present indicative, of as(s)oldre, as(s)oudre (“to absolve from blame”) (modern French absoudre), from Latin absoluere, the present active infinitive of absoluō, a variant of absolvō (“to set free from”), from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away from’) + solvō (“to loosen, set free”) (from sē- (“prefix meaning ‘apart; aside; away’”) + luō (“to let go, set free”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off, to free”). Doublet of absolve and assoilzie.

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What is the meaning of assoil?

"assoil" (verb) means to absolve or release (someone) from blame or sin; to forgive, to pardon.

What are the different meanings of assoil?

"assoil" has 3 main meanings: 1. To absolve or release (someone) from blame or sin; to forgive, to pardon; 2. To atone or expiate for (something); 3. Followed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.

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