Lapse (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Let slip; "He lapsed his membership".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hypernyms

• Give Up
• Forgo
• Throw Overboard
• Waive
• Forego

Related Words

• Lapse (noun)

Meaning ²

Pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Pass
• Sink

Hypernyms

• Move

Meaning ³

Pass by; "three years elapsed".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Slip Away
• Pass
• Elapse
• Slip By
• Go By
• Slide By
• Go Along
• Glide By

Hypernyms

• Pass On
• Go On
• March On
• Move On
• Advance

Hyponyms

• Vanish
• Fly

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• Lapse (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Relapse
• Regress
• Fall Back
• Recidivate
• Retrogress

Hypernyms

• Retrovert
• Regress
• Turn Back
• Revert

Related Words

• Lapse (noun)

Meaning ⁵

End, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Terminate
• Stop
• Cease
• Finish

Related Words

• Lapse (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Backslide

Hypernyms

• Drop Off
• Drop Away
• Fall Away

Related Words

• Lapse (noun)