eloign
Pronunciations
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/ɪˈlɔɪn/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Verb
To remove (something) to a distance.
Usage- Obsolete
- Transitive
- Examples
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More examples (1)
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 establishment among them of societies, whose avowed object is to disturb the peace and to eloign the property of the citizens of other States.
To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).
Usage- Archaic
- Reflexive
- Examples
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From worldy cares himselfe he did esloyne, / And greatly shunned manly exercise [...].
Word forms
eloignseloigningeloignedeloignedeloinesloinesloyne