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relapse (v.)
1560s, from Latin
relapsus
, past participle of
relabi
"slip back," from
re-
"back" (see
re-
) +
labi
"to slip" (see
lapse
(n.)). Related:
Relapsed
;
relapsing
. The noun is first attested 1530s.
