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[ lapst ] / læpst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lapsed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexpired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy. no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc.: a lapsed Catholic. Origin of lapsedFirst recorded in 1610–20; lapse + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM lapsedun·lapsed, adjectiveWords nearby lapsedlap robe, lapsable, Lapsang, Lapsang Souchong, lapse, lapsed, lapse rate, lapsible, lap-size, lapstrake, lapsus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lapsedHis continued enthusiasm for his work, when most other people would have long since lapsed into retirement, was remarkable. Matisse: Innovator Until the End|Nico Hines|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Evans, 31, whose eyes gleam behind a mess of blonde hair, was a formerly committed Christian whose faith had lapsed. Sunday Assembly Is the Hot New Atheist Church|Nico Hines|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sher lapsed into prayer, imploring Allah to make the executions stop. Death on Killer Mountain|Amanda Padoan|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST At one point, when David was sitting with him, he lapsed into a restless sleep in which he began shouting in French. Peter Worthington: A Life Well Lived|Justin Green|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As a lapsed Mississippian, one of the most shocking to me regarded his visit with Jefferson Davis down at Davis' home in Biloxi. Brian Bedford Interviewed on The Importance of Being Earnest|Kevin Sessums|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST He lapsed into silence till they approached the end of their drive. A Young Man's Year|Anthony Hope Some communication passed between them, but no action was taken and the matter seemed to have lapsed. The Story of Paris|Thomas Okey Between my first offering of chocolates and my last over a quarter of a century had lapsed. The Mountebank|William J. Locke Suddenly a deep slumberous breath, drawn close to her ear, makes her aware that her hearer has lapsed into sleep. Red as a Rose is She|Rhoda Broughton When dessert was on the table and port took the place of champagne he lapsed into a philosophic mood. The Island Mystery|George A. Birmingham
Words related to lapsedfinished, terminated, expired, voided, dead, extinct |