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elope

e·lope [ i lṓp ] (past and past participle e·loped, present participle e·lop·ing, 3rd person present singular e·lopes)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
leave secretly to get married: to go away suddenly without telling anyone, especially in order to marry or cohabit with a lover without the knowledge or consent of parents or guardians

[Late 16th century. < Anglo-Norman aloper "run away"]

e·lope·ment noun
e·lop·er noun
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