To remove to a distance; to remove or separate oneself, especially to hide or conceal from view.
From Old French esloignier, derived from es- (away) and loin (far), from Latin longe (far, distantly). The meaning evolved from 'to put at a distance' to 'to hide away' or 'to abscond.'
Eloign is a legal term from medieval times when it meant to hide assets or people from authorities—it's still used occasionally in law to describe removing something beyond a court's jurisdiction.
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