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Delapsed vs Elapsed - What's the difference?

delapsed | elapsed |

As verbs the difference between delapsed and elapsed

is that delapsed is past tense of delapse while elapsed is past tense of elapse.

delapsed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (delapse)

    • delapse

    English

    Verb

    (delaps)
  • (obsolete) To pass down by inheritance; to lapse.
    • Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, / Of the delapsed crown from Philip. — Drayton.
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    elapsed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (elapse)

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    elapse

    English

    Verb

    (elaps)
  • (of time) To pass or move by.
    • He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
    Several days elapsed before they met again.

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