assoil

as·soil

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-soil]
- /əˈsɔɪl/
- /əsˈɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-soil]
- /əˈsɔɪl/

Definitions of assoil word

verb assoil to absolve; set free 3
verb assoil to atone for 3
verb transitive assoil to absolve or acquit 3
verb with object assoil to absolve; acquit; pardon. 1
verb with object assoil to atone for. 1
noun assoil (transitive, archaic) To absolve, acquit; to release from blame or sin. 1

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Origin of assoil

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English asoilen < Anglo-French asoiler, Old French asoilier, variant of asoldre < Latin absolvere to absolve

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Parts of speech for Assoil

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Assoil

assoil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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