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 as·soil /əˈsɔɪ(ə)l/
 (vt.)赦免,釋放,補償

 As·soil v. t.
 1. To set free; to release. [Archaic]
    Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.   --Spenser.
 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.   --Dr. H. More.
    Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.   --Jer. Taylor.
 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.   --Spenser.

 As·soil, v. t.  To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.]
    Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.   --Wordsworth.
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 assoil
      v : pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
          cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, clear, discharge,
           exonerate, exculpate] [ant: convict]