lapse

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Synonyms: apse, elapse, lase, napse, laps, lasse, larse, lipse, lape, lanse, lapsi

Antonyms: apse, elapse, lase, napse, laps, lasse, larse, lipse, lape, lanse, lapsi

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[temporary]] [[failure]]; a [[slip]].
2. A [[decline]] or [[fall]] in [[standard]]s.
3. A [[pause]] in [[continuity]].
4. An [[interval]] of [[time]] between [[event]]s.
5. A [[termination]] of a [[right]] etc., through [[disuse]] or [[neglect]].
6. {{lb|en|meteorology}} A marked decrease in [[air]] [[temperature]] with increasing [[altitude]] because the [[ground]] is warmer than the surrounding air.
7. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[common-law]] rule that if the person to whom property is [[will#Verb|will]]ed were to die before the [[testator]], then the gift would be ineffective.
8. {{lb|en|theology}} A [[fall]] or [[apostasy]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fall away]] gradually; to [[subside]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To fall into [[error]] or [[heresy]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[void]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a [[patron]] or [[legatee]].

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