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relapsing

Main Entry:: ²re·lapse
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈlaps\
Function:: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: re·lapsed; re·laps·ing
Date:: circa 1534

1 : to slip or fall back into a former worse state 2 : sink , subside <relapse into deep thought>

— re·laps·er noun

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