Lapse vs. Elapse
Lapse (noun)
A temporary failure; a slip.
Lapse (noun)
A decline or fall in standards.
Lapse (noun)
A pause in continuity.
Lapse (noun)
An interval of time between events.
Lapse (noun)
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
Lapse (noun)
A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
Lapse (noun)
A willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
Lapse (noun)
A fall or apostasy.
Lapse (verb)
To fall away gradually; to subside.
Lapse (verb)
To fall into error or heresy.
Lapse (verb)
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
Lapse (verb)
To become void.
Lapse (verb)
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
Elapse (verb)
To pass or move by.
"He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work."
"Several days elapsed before they met again."
Lapse (noun)
a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement
"a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match"
Lapse (noun)
a decline from previously high standards
"tracing his lapse into petty crime"
Lapse (noun)
the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures.
Lapse (noun)
an interval or passage of time
"there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events"
Lapse (verb)
(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire
"he let his membership of CND lapse"
Lapse (verb)
(of a state or activity) fail to be maintained; come to an end
"if your diet has lapsed it's time you revived it"
Lapse (verb)
cease to follow the rules and practices of a religion or doctrine
"many Christians in Britain have lapsed"
Lapse (verb)
pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition)
"the country has lapsed into chaos"
Lapse (verb)
revert to (a previous or more familiar style of speaking or behaviour)
"the girls lapsed into French"
Elapse (verb)
(of time) pass or go by
"weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack"
Lapse (noun)
A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; - restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses.
Lapse (noun)
A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
Lapse (noun)
The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege.
Lapse (noun)
A fall or apostasy.
Lapse (verb)
To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; - mostly restricted to figurative uses.
Lapse (verb)
To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake.
Lapse (verb)
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc.
Lapse
To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass.
Lapse
To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender.
Elapse (verb)
To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; - used chiefly in reference to time.
Lapse (noun)
a mistake resulting from inattention
Lapse (noun)
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something;
"a lapse of three weeks between letters"
Lapse (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state
Lapse (verb)
pass into a specified state or condition;
"He sank into Nirvana"
Lapse (verb)
end, at least for a long time;
"The correspondence lapsed"
Lapse (verb)
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Lapse (verb)
go back to bad behavior;
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Lapse (verb)
let slip;
"He lapsed his membership"
Lapse (verb)
pass by;
"three years elapsed"
Elapse (verb)
pass by;
"three years elapsed"
