Absoil

/æbˈsɔɪl/ verb

To cleanse or purify from soil or stain; to absolve or exonerate (archaic or poetic usage).

From Latin ab- (away from) plus solum/soil, meaning literally 'to remove soil from.' The word plays on similarity to 'absolve' while maintaining the image of physical cleansing.

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