re·lapse (r -l ps )intr.v. re·lapsed, re·laps·ing, re·laps·es 1. To fall or slide back into a former state. 2. To regress after partial recovery from illness. 3. To slip back into bad ways; backslide. n. (r  lps, r-lps) A falling back into a former state, especially after apparent improvement. [Middle English relapsen, to forswear, from Latin rel  b , relps-, to fall back gradually : re-, re- + lb, to slide.]re·laps er n. |
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