eloign
UK/ɪˈlɔɪn/
eloign verb: to remove (something) to a distance.
Verb
eloign (third-person singular simple present eloigns, present participle eloigning, simple past and past participle eloigned)
- To remove (something) to a distance.
- Those States have assume the right of deciding upon the propriety of our domestic institutions; and have denied the rights of property established in fifteen of the States and recognized by the Constitution; they have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery; they have permitted open...1860, Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union
- To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).
- From worldy cares himselfe he did esloyne, / And greatly shunned manly exercise [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Forms of eloign
| third-person singular present | eloigns |
|---|---|
| present participle | eloigning |
| past participle | eloigned |
| past | eloigned |
| alternative form | eloin |
| alternative form | esloin |
| alternative form | esloyne |
Origin of eloign
From Middle English eloynen, from Anglo-Norman esloignier, Old French esloignier, from Vulgar Latin *exlongō, from Latin longe. Doublet of elongate.
Questions about eloign
- What does eloign mean?
- Eloign means to remove (something) to a distance.
- What part of speech is eloign?
- Eloign is a verb.
- How do you pronounce eloign?
- Eloign is pronounced /ɪˈlɔɪn/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of eloign?
- The past tense of eloign is eloigned.
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