English Explanatory Dictionary

eloign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove (something) to a distance.
  2. To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).

Pronunciation

/ɪˈlɔɪn/

Word forms

eloign eloigns eloigning eloigned eloin esloin esloyne

Etymology

From Middle English eloynen, from Anglo-Norman esloignier, Old French esloignier, from Vulgar Latin *exlongō, from Latin longe. Doublet of elongate.

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