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Elapse

🔄 Synonyms of "Elapse"

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WordDefinition
passverbTo change place.
lapsenounA temporary failure; a slip.
go alongverbTo participate, cooperate, or conform.
slip awayverbTo leave without being noticed.
slip byverb(ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To pass without being noticed or intercepted.
glide byverbpass by
go byverbTo pass or go past without much interaction.
slide byverbpass by

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Elapse"

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WordDefinition
go byverbTo pass or go past without much interaction.
passverbTo change place.
slip byverb(ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To pass without being noticed or intercepted.
go alongverbTo participate, cooperate, or conform.
slip awayverbTo leave without being noticed.
lapseverbA temporary failure; a slip.
glide byverbpass by
slide byverbpass by
proceedverbTo move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
endverb(intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
expirynoun(British, New Zealand, Australia) End; termination; expiration.
takeverb(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
escapeverb(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
expirationnounAn act, process, or instance of expiring.
expireverb(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
spendverb(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
flowverb(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
emptyverb(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
trafficverb(intransitive) To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods.
drainverb(chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

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