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delapse

intransitive verb
de·​lapse | \ də̇ˈlaps, dēˈ-\

Definition of delapse

archaic
: to slip down : descend, lapse

History and Etymology for delapse

Latin delapsus, past participle of delabi to descend, slip down, from de- + labi to slide

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