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eloign

or ·Ǿ

[ ih-loin ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.


eloign

/ ɪˈɔɪ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to remove (oneself, one's property, etc) to a distant place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǾԱ, noun
  • ˈǾԳԳ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eloign1

1490–1500; < Anglo-French, Old French e ( s ) loigner to go or take far < Vulgar Latin *DzԲ, for Latin ŧDzԲ; elongate
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eloign1

C16: from Anglo-French esloigner to go far away; related to Latin DzԲŧ (adv) far; compare elongate
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Example Sentences

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Here is some of it:  Those States have assumed 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 establishment among them of societies, whose avowed object is to disturb the peace and to eloign the property of the citizens of other States.

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Eloin, Eloign, e-loin′, v.t. to convey to a distance, to separate and remove.—ns.

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And this is the true exposition of the rule that the artist must first eloign himself from nature in order to return to her with full effect.

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