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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