Illapse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Illapse \Il*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Illapsed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Illapsing}.] [L. illapsus, p. p. of illabi; pref. il-
     in + labi to fall, slide.]
     To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.
     --Cheyne.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Illapse \Il*lapse"\, n. [L. illapsus. See {Illapse}, v. i.]
     A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into
     another; also, a sudden descent or attack. --Akenside.
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           They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the
           spirit.                                  --Jeffrey.
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