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elope

[ ih-lohp ]

verb (used without object)

eloped, eloping.
    1. to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents or family.
    2. to get married in a small ceremony with few or no guests and often without a reception:

      After the stress of planning my first wedding, I decided that this time I'd just elope.

  1. to run away with a lover.
    1. to leave without permission or notification; escape:

      At age 21, the apprentice eloped from his master.

    2. (of a patient or person in care) to leave a hospital, care facility, or safe area independently without notifying anyone.


elope

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

  1. intr to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZ, noun
  • ˈDZ𳾱Գ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·DZ·Գ noun
  • ·DZ· noun
  • ܲ··DZ adjective
  • ܲ··DZ·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of elope1

First recorded in 1590–1600; Middle English alopen (unrecorded) “to run away” (whence Anglo-French aloper ); a- 3( def ), lope ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of elope1

C16: from Anglo-French aloper, perhaps from Middle Dutch ō to run; see lope
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When Abraham read the script, he really got upset because up until that time, he thought that it was Chris’ idea to elope and that Chris had corrupted his beautiful daughter.

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Then he got an offer from a Christian label in Nashville; he moved again and immediately met a woman with whom he ended up eloping.

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The new brides revealed earlier this month that they eloped in October after being engaged for a year.

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Sticks and stones aren't enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only tools available to pastoralists trying to prevent wildlife from eloping with their livestock.

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The couple knew they wanted to elope, and on a trip to Los Angeles they discovered that the state of California offers confidential marriage certificates, so their marriage wouldn’t be discovered by the media.

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