| elope | To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart. "Great numbers of them [the women] have eloped from their allegiance." (Addison) Origin: D. Ontloopen to run away; pref. Ont- (akin to G. Ent-, AS. And-, cf. E. Answer) + loopen to run; akin to E. Leap. See Leap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| elopement | The act of eloping; secret departure; said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |