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ILLAPSE
Etymology
Noun
illapse (plural illapses)
(rare) A gliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another.
(rare) A sudden descent or attack.
Verb
illapse (third-person singular simple present illapses, present participle illapsing, simple past and past participle illapsed)
(rare) Usually followed by into: to fall or glide; to pass.
Anagrams
• Pallies, pallies, sapelli
Source: Wiktionary
Il*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Illapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Illapsing.] Etym: [L. illapsus, p.p. of illabi; pref. il- in + labi to fall, slide.]
Definition: To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into. Cheyne.
Il*lapse", n. Etym: [L. illapsus. See Illapse, v. i.]
Definition: A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack. Akenside. They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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