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Definitions for Elope

[1] to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
[2] to run away with a lover.
[3] to leave without permission or notification; escape: At age 21, the apprentice eloped from his master.
[4] (of a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment) to leave or run away from a safe area or safe premises.
[5] (intr) to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry

Words related to Elope

fly, abscond, skip, leave, decamp, bolt, escape, flee, disappear

Words nearby Elope

elohist, eloign, eloise, elongate, elongation, elope, elopement, eloquence, eloquent, elpenor, elroy

Origin of Elope

1590–1600; Middle English *alopen to run away (whence Anglo-French aloper ). See a-3, lope

Other words from Elope

e·lope·ment , noun
e·lop·er , noun
non·e·lope·ment , noun
un·e·loped , adjective
un·e·lop·ing , adjective

Word origin for Elope

C16: from Anglo-French aloper, perhaps from Middle Dutch lōpen to run; see lope

Synonyms for Elope

run off, abscond, bolt, decamp, disappear, escape, flee, fly, leave, skip, go secretly, go to Gretna Green, slip away, slip out, steal away