Synonyms for assoil
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Discharge — followed by from or of, to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear
clear, discharge, absolve, exonerate, acquit, exculpate, vindicate, assoilzie UK, acquittance dated
2. Soil — to clear up or resolve (a difficulty, doubt, problem, etc.); to absolve, to solve
soil dated, soyle dated
Definitions
- v. 1
Followed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
- v. 2
To clear up or resolve (a difficulty, doubt, problem, etc.); to absolve, to solve.
Related words
- Word family
- assoilment assoilzie
Forms
- Past participle
- assoiled
e.g. assoiled → clear'd, discharged, absolved, exonerated…
Example sentences
- absolve This will never absolve Sami of the crime.
- exonerate The DNA here doesn't exonerate Tom.
- exculpate Only a trial by fire could exculpate the accused sorceress.
- foul A foul was committed and the goal was chalked off.
- slur His sexist slur was broadcasted across the country.
By length
- 4 letters
- soil1, foul1, slur1
- 5 letters
- clear1, sully2, soyle
- 6 letters
- acquit2, befoul, scunge
- 7 letters
- tarnish2, absolve2, slotter
- 9 letters
- discharge2, exonerate4, vindicate3, exculpate3, assoilzie, inquinate
- 11 letters
- acquittance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sully2 = 2 syllables).