As-soil’1, v. t.
v. t. [O. Fr. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, assaudre, assauirre, absouldre, Lat. absolvere. See ABSOLVE.] 1. To free from difficulty, from guilt, or from the consequences of guilt; to solve; to absolve; to release; to acquit; to set at liberty. [Obs.] Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle. Bp. Jewel. Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives. Bp. Taylor. 2. To put off. [Obs.] She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil. Spencer.