as·soil (ə-soil′) tr.v. as·soiled ,
as·soil·ing ,
as·soils Archaic 1. To absolve; pardon.
2. To atone for.
[Middle English
assoilen , from Old French
assoldre , assoil- , from Latin
absolvere ,
to set free :
ab- ,
away ; see
ab- 1 +
solvere ,
to loosen ; see
leu- in
Indo-European roots .]
as·soil′ment n.
assoil (əˈsɔɪl ) vb (
tr )
1. to absolve; set free
2. to atone for
[C13: from Old French assoldre, from Latin absolvere to absolve]
as•soil (əˈsɔɪl) v.t. Archaic. 1. to absolve; acquit; pardon.
2. to atone for.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French
asoiler; compare Old French
asoil-, tonic s. of
asoldre < Latin
absolvere to
absolve ]
as•soil′ment, n.
assoil - To pardon or atone for a sin.See also related terms for
sin .
assoil Past participle: assoiledGerund: assoilingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I assoil you assoil he/she/it assoils we assoil you assoil they assoil
Preterite I assoiled you assoiled he/she/it assoiled we assoiled you assoiled they assoiled
Present Continuous I am assoiling you are assoiling he/she/it is assoiling we are assoiling you are assoiling they are assoiling
Present Perfect I have assoiled you have assoiled he/she/it has assoiled we have assoiled you have assoiled they have assoiled
Past Continuous I was assoiling you were assoiling he/she/it was assoiling we were assoiling you were assoiling they were assoiling
Past Perfect I had assoiled you had assoiled he/she/it had assoiled we had assoiled you had assoiled they had assoiled
Future I will assoil you will assoil he/she/it will assoil we will assoil you will assoil they will assoil
Future Perfect I will have assoiled you will have assoiled he/she/it will have assoiled we will have assoiled you will have assoiled they will have assoiled
Future Continuous I will be assoiling you will be assoiling he/she/it will be assoiling we will be assoiling you will be assoiling they will be assoiling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been assoiling you have been assoiling he/she/it has been assoiling we have been assoiling you have been assoiling they have been assoiling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been assoiling you will have been assoiling he/she/it will have been assoiling we will have been assoiling you will have been assoiling they will have been assoiling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been assoiling you had been assoiling he/she/it had been assoiling we had been assoiling you had been assoiling they had been assoiling
Conditional I would assoil you would assoil he/she/it would assoil we would assoil you would assoil they would assoil
Past Conditional I would have assoiled you would have assoiled he/she/it would have assoiled we would have assoiled you would have assoiled they would have assoiled
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. assoil - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"vindicate - clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"
whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
purge - clear of a charge
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assoil - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"