/ ɪˈləʊp; NAmE ɪˈloʊp/ verb
[ v ] elope (with sb) to run away with sb in order to marry them secretly
► elope·ment / ɪˈləʊpmənt; NAmE ɪˈloʊp-/ noun [ C , U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the general sense abscond, run away ): from Anglo-Norman French aloper , perhaps related to leap .