English verb: assoil | |||
| 1. | assoil (communication) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | ||
| Samples | The suspect was cleared of the murder charges. | ||
| Synonyms | acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | judge, label, pronounce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | purge, vindicate, whitewash | ||
| Entail | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Antonyms | convict | ||