As*soil" (&?;), v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.] 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] Spenser.

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. [Pref. ad- + soil.] To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl.

Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.
Wordsworth.