As‐soil″ (�), v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.] 1. To set free; to release.
Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.
Spenser.
2. To solve; to clear up.
Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle.
Bp. Jewel.
3. To set free from guilt; to absolve.
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. Spenser.
Let each act assoil a fault.
E. Arnold.
5. To remove; to put off.
She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil.
Spenser.