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assoil definition

as·soil (ə so̵il′)

transitive verb

  1. to absolve or acquit
  2. to atone for

Etymology: ME assoilen < OFr assoil-, pres. stem of assoldre < L absolvere, absolve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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