assoilen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Verb
assoilen
- to absolve
- to absolve (someone) of sin
- to absolve (a sin)
- to free
- to release (someone) from bonds of sin, hell, or purgatory
- to free (a country or someone) from an ecclesiastical offence or excommunication
- to free (someone) from a criminal charge or sentence
- to release (someone) from an obligation; to discharge (someone) from office
- to exempt (someone) from service; to release (someone) from medical treatment
- to answer (a question)
- to explain or solve (a problem, riddle, etc.)
- to fulfil (a promise)
- to disprove or refute (an argument)
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