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Definition of lapse into phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lapse into

phrasal verb
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lapse into something
  1. to gradually pass into a worse or less active state or condition
    • to lapse into unconsciousness/a coma
    • She lapsed into silence again.
  2. to start speaking or behaving in a different way, often one that is less acceptable
    • He soon lapsed back into his old ways.
See lapse into in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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