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elopement

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e·lope  (-lp)
intr.v. e·loped, e·lop·ing, e·lopes
1. To run away with a lover, especially with the intention of getting married.
2. To run away; abscond.
[Perhaps Anglo-Norman aloper, to run away from one's husband with a lover, from Middle Dutch ontlopen, to run away : ont-, away from, along; see ant- in Indo-European roots + lopen, to run.]
e·lopement n.
e·loper n.
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Noun1.elopement - the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
running away - the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
Translations
Spanish elopement [ɪˈləupmənt] n → fuga
French elopement [ɪˈləupmənt] n → fugue amoureuse
German elopement [ɪˈləupmənt] elope n → Weglaufen nt
Italian elopement [ɪˈləupmənt] n → fuga romantica
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Younge, in whose character we were most unhappily deceived; and by her connivance and aid, he so far recommended himself to Georgiana, whose affectionate heart retained a strong impression of his kindness to her as a child, that she was persuaded to believe herself in love, and to consent to an elopement.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
I am sure I cannot say that it HAD, but while Miss Summers declares that Miss Vernon showed no signs of obstinacy or perverseness during her whole stay in Wigmore Street, till she was detected in this scheme, I cannot so readily credit what Lady Susan has made him, and wants to make me believe, that it was merely an impatience of restraint and a desire of escaping from the tuition of masters which brought on the plan of an elopement.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
Julia's elopement could affect her comparatively but little; she was amazed and shocked; but it could not occupy her, could not dwell on her mind.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
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