Definition of lapse

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Lapse (v. i.) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc..

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Prolapse :: Prolapse (n.) The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum..
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender..
Lapsed :: Lapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Laps.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege..
Collapsion :: Collapsion (n.) Collapse.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back..
Decurrence :: Decurrence (n.) The act of running down; a lapse.
Proctocele :: Proctocele (n.) Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani..
Lapsible :: Lapsible (a.) Liable to lapse.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass.
Delapsed :: Delapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Delaps.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly..
Collapse :: Collapse (v. i.) To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses..
Interlapse :: Interlapse (n.) The lapse or interval of time between two events.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A fall or apostasy.
Past :: Past (v.) Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences..
Senescent :: Senescent (a.) Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
Collapse :: Collapse (v. i.) To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance..
Prolapse :: Prolapse (v. i.) To fall down or out; to protrude.
Collapsed :: Collapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Collaps.
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