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lapsed |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lapse 1 of 6 senses of lapse Sense 6 elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along => fly, fell, vanish Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lapse 1 of 6 senses of lapse Sense 6 elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along => fly, fell, vanish Entailment of verb lapse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lapse 6 senses of lapse Sense 1 sink, pass, lapse => move Sense 2 lapse => end finish, terminate, cease Sense 3 lapse, backslide => slip, drop off drop away fall away Sense 4 relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back Sense 5 lapse => forfeit, give up throw overboard, waive, forgo Sense 6 elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along => advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on Familiarity of verb lapse lapse used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lapse Sense 1 sink, pass, lapse => move -------------- Sense 2 lapse => end finish, terminate, cease -------------- Sense 3 lapse, backslide => slip, drop off drop away fall away -------------- Sense 4 relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back -------------- Sense 5 lapse => forfeit, give up throw overboard, waive, forgo -------------- Sense 6 elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along => advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on -------------- Overview of verb lapse The verb lapse has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition: "He sank into Nirvana") 2. (1) lapse -- (end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed") 3. (1) lapse, backslide -- (drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards) 4. (1) relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back -- (go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals") 5. lapse -- (let slip; "He lapsed his membership") 6. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along -- (pass by as of time) Overview of adj lapsed The adj lapsed has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lapsed, nonchurchgoing -- (no longer active or practicing; "a lapsed Catholic") Antonyms of adj lapsed 1 sense of lapsed Sense 1 lapsed, nonchurchgoing INDIRECT (VIA irreligious) -> religious Similarity of adj lapsed 1 sense of lapsed Sense 1 lapsed, nonchurchgoing => irreligious (vs. religious) Attributes of adj lapsed Familiarity of adj lapsed lapsed used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj lapsed collapsed elapsed lapsed Overview of verb lapse The verb lapse has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition: "He sank into Nirvana") 2. (1) lapse -- (end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed") 3. (1) lapse, backslide -- (drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards) 4. (1) relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back -- (go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals") 5. lapse -- (let slip; "He lapsed his membership") 6. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along -- (pass by as of time) Overview of adj lapsed The adj lapsed has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lapsed, nonchurchgoing -- (no longer active or practicing; "a lapsed Catholic")
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