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]