eloign
pronunciation
How to pronounce eloign in British English:
UK [ɪ'lɔɪn]
How to pronounce eloign in American English:
US [ɪ'lɔɪn]
Word Origin
- eloign (v.)
- 1530s, intransitive, "to remove to a distance" (especially in an effort to avoid the law), from Anglo-French eloign, Old French esloigner (Modern French éloigner), from Late Latin exlongare "remove, keep aloof, prolong, etc." (see elongation). Transitive use from 1550s. Related: Eloignment.