e ‧ lope /ɪˈləʊp $ ɪˈloʊp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: aloper 'to run away' ]
to leave your home secretly in order to get married:
My parents didn’t approve of the marriage, so we eloped.
—elopement noun [uncountable and countable]