#1 lapse n. [oversight] a mistake resulting from inattention. wn
#2 lapse v. [sink, pass] pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana". wn
#3 lapse n. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters". wn
#4 lapse v. end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed". wn
#5 lapse n. [backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] a failure to maintain a higher state. wn
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