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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Illapse

· Il·lapse · IPA /ɪˈlæps/
01 v. i. To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.
imp. & p. p. Illapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Illapsing
  1. 1.
    To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.
02 n. A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack.
  1. 1.
    A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack.
    “They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit.” — Jeffrey.