illapse /ɪˈlæps/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •(rare) A gliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another.Some indeed pretend to feel the illapse of the holy spirit; and to fix the moment, when it enters the heart. — 1804 •(rare) A sudden descent or attack.[…] Thus Life redoubles, and is oft preserv'd, / By the bold Swimmer, in the swift Illapse / Of Accident disastrous. […] — 1727 verb1 •(rare) Usually followed by into: to fall or glide; to pass.Peace having been concluded, he returned to the arms of his mother. His life illapsed in a calm and uniform tenour, devoid of strong passion or perturbation of any kind. — 1836 formsillapsed · illapsing · illapses
