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intransitive verb (past and past participle re·lapsed, present participle re·laps·ing, 3rd person present singular re·laps·es) |
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1. go into former state: to fall back into a former mood, state, or way of life, especially a bad or undesirable one, after coming out of it for a while
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2. medicine become ill after apparent recovery: to become ill again after seeming to have made a recovery
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noun (plural re·laps·es) |
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1. act of returning to previous condition: a return to a former mood, state, or way of life, especially a bad or undesirable one, after coming out of it for a while
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2. medicine worsening of health: a sudden worsening in the condition of a patient who was ill but who seemed to have made a recovery from the illness
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| [15th century. < Latin relaps-, past participle of relabi "slip again" < labi "to slip"] |
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  re·laps·er noun |
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