English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Assoil (v. t.)

To set free from guilt; to absolve.

Assoil (v. t.)

To solve; to clear up.

Assoil (v. t.)

To set free; to release.

Assoilment (n.)

A soiling; defilement.

Assoilment (n.)

Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.

Assoilyie (v. t.)

To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.

Assoilzie (v. t.)

Alt. of Assoilyie

Assonance (n.)

Incomplete correspondence.

Assonance (n.)

A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last acce`ted vow`l and tnose whioh follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; as, calamo and platano, baby and chary.

Assonance (n.)

Resemblance of sound.

Assonant (a.)

Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant.

Assonant (a.)

Having a resemblance of sounds.

Assonantal (a.)

Assonant.

Assonate (v. i.)

To correspond in sound.

Assort (v. t.)

To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.

Assort (v. i.)

To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place.

Assort (v. t.)

To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods. [Rarely applied to persons.]

Assorted (imp. & p. p.)

of Assort

Assorted (a.)

Selected; culled.

Assorting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Assort