elopement

[ih-lohp]

e·lope

[ih-lohp]
verb (used without object), e·loped, e·lop·ing.
1.
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
2.
to run away with a lover.
3.
to leave without permission or notification; escape.

Origin:
1590–1600; Middle English *alopen to run away (whence Anglo-French aloper). See a-3, lope

e·lope·ment, noun
e·lop·er, noun
non·e·lope·ment, noun
un·e·loped, adjective
un·e·lop·ing, adjective
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elope (ɪˈləʊp)
 
vb
(intr) to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry
 
[C16: from Anglo-French aloper, perhaps from Middle Dutch lōpen to run; see lope]
 
e'lopement
 
n
 
e'loper
 
n

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