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elapse
1640s, from M.Fr.
elapser
, from L.
elapsus
, pp. of
elabi
"slip or glide away," from
ex-
"out, away" +
labi
"to slip, glide." The noun now corresponding to
elapse
is
lapse
. Related:
Elapsed
;
elapsing
.