elope

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Synonyms: slope, lope, glope, eloge, alope, elops, delope, elote, elpe, elop

Antonyms: slope, lope, glope, eloge, alope, elops, delope, elote, elpe, elop

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of a married or engaged person, to [[run away]] from [[home]] with a [[paramour]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of an unmarried person, to [[run away]] [[secretly]] for the purpose of getting [[married]] with one's [[intended]] [[spouse]]; to marry in a [[quick]] or [[private]] [[fashion]], especially without a [[public]] [[period]] of [[engagement]].
3. {{lb|en|mental health}} To [[escape]] from one's [[caretaker]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To [[run away]] from [[home]] (for any reason).

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