eloign

American  

[ih-loin] / ɪˈlɔɪn /

Or eloin

verb (used with object)

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

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eloign British  

/ ɪˈlɔɪn /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to remove (oneself, one's property, etc) to a distant place

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Other Word Forms

• eloigner noun
• eloignment noun

Etymology

Origin of eloign

1490–1500; < Anglo-French, Old French e ( s ) loigner to go or take far < Vulgar Latin *exlongiāre, for Latin ēlongāre; elongate

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg