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lapse

/ lapse /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
"a lapse of three weeks between letters"
Type of:
pause intermission break
Derived:
elapse pass slip by glide by slip away
verb Sense 2
drop to a lower level, as in one''s morals or standards
Type of:
slip drop off drop away
Derived:
recidivist backslider reversionist backsliding lapsing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
end, at least for a long time
"The correspondence lapsed"
Type of:
end stop finish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
let slip
"He lapsed his membership"
Type of:
forfeit give up throw overboard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a failure to maintain a higher state
Type of:
failure
Kinds of:
recidivism
Derived:
revert return retrovert regress turn back
noun Sense 6
a mistake resulting from inattention
Type of:
mistake error fault
verb Sense 7
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Type of:
revert return retrovert
Derived:
recidivism backsliding lapsing relapse relapsing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 8
pass by
"three years elapsed"
Type of:
advance progress pass on
Kinds of:
fly fell vanish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 9
pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into Nirvana"
Type of:
move
Derived:
passage transition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
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pause intermission break slip drop off drop away end stop finish forfeit give up throw overboard