Il-lăpse'1, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. ILLAPSED (il-lăpst'); p. pr. & vb. n. ILLAPSING.] [Lat. illabi, illapsus; prefix il, for in, and labi, to fall, slide.] To fall or glide; to pass;—usually followed by into. Cheyne.
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Illapse
Il-lăpse'2, n.
n. [Lat. illapsus, Sp. ilapso. See supra.] A sliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another; sudden entrance. Akenside.
They sit silent in a thoughtful posture for a short time, waiting for an illapse of the spirit. Jeffrey.