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    elope
    e‧lope /ɪˈləʊp $ ɪˈloʊp/ 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]