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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: eloigned
Gerund: eloigning

Imperative
eloign
eloign
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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