e·loign (ĭ-loin′) tr.v. e·loigned ,
e·loign·ing ,
e·loigns Archaic 1. To remove or carry away to a distance, especially so as to conceal.
2. To take (oneself) to a distance.
[Middle English
elongen , from Old French
esloigner , from Late Latin
ēlongāre : Latin
ē-, ex- ,
ex- + Latin
longus ,
long, distant ; see
del- in
Indo-European roots .]
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eloign (ɪˈlɔɪn ) or eloin vb (tr ) archaic to remove (oneself, one's property, etc) to a distant place
[C16: from Anglo-French esloigner to go far away; related to Latin longē (adv) far; compare elongate]
eˈloigner , eˈloiner n
eˈloignment , eˈloinment n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
e•loign or e•loin (ɪˈlɔɪn) v.t. e•loigned or e•loined, e•loign•ing or e•loin•ing. to remove to a distance, esp. to conceal (property) by removing beyond the jurisdiction of a court.
[1490–1500; < Anglo-French, Old French
e(s) loigner to go or take far; see
elongate ]
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eloign Past participle: eloignedGerund: eloigningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I eloign you eloign he/she/it eloigns we eloign you eloign they eloign
Preterite I eloigned you eloigned he/she/it eloigned we eloigned you eloigned they eloigned
Present Continuous I am eloigning you are eloigning he/she/it is eloigning we are eloigning you are eloigning they are eloigning
Present Perfect I have eloigned you have eloigned he/she/it has eloigned we have eloigned you have eloigned they have eloigned
Past Continuous I was eloigning you were eloigning he/she/it was eloigning we were eloigning you were eloigning they were eloigning
Past Perfect I had eloigned you had eloigned he/she/it had eloigned we had eloigned you had eloigned they had eloigned
Future I will eloign you will eloign he/she/it will eloign we will eloign you will eloign they will eloign
Future Perfect I will have eloigned you will have eloigned he/she/it will have eloigned we will have eloigned you will have eloigned they will have eloigned
Future Continuous I will be eloigning you will be eloigning he/she/it will be eloigning we will be eloigning you will be eloigning they will be eloigning
Present Perfect Continuous I have been eloigning you have been eloigning he/she/it has been eloigning we have been eloigning you have been eloigning they have been eloigning
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been eloigning you will have been eloigning he/she/it will have been eloigning we will have been eloigning you will have been eloigning they will have been eloigning
Past Perfect Continuous I had been eloigning you had been eloigning he/she/it had been eloigning we had been eloigning you had been eloigning they had been eloigning
Conditional I would eloign you would eloign he/she/it would eloign we would eloign you would eloign they would eloign
Past Conditional I would have eloigned you would have eloigned he/she/it would have eloigned we would have eloigned you would have eloigned they would have eloigned
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