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• n  a failure to maintain a higher state
• v  pass into a specified state or condition
• v  end, at least for a long time
• v  drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
• v  go back to bad behavior
• v  let slip
• v  pass by

• By the halfway point, he's contradicting himself almost every other sentence, and lapsing into incoherent repetitions of his two favorite phrases: "short-term" and "long-term.
• In the past few years, researchers have become convinced that other things can help prevent children from lapsing into anxiety, including a school environment that is welcoming and .
• His assignment: capture the vibrancy and beauty of the ancient capital without lapsing into clich.

• backsliding
• lapse
• relapse
• relapsing
• reversion
• reverting
• sink
• pass
• backslide
• recidivate
• regress
• retrogress
• fall back
• elapse
• slip by
• glide by
• slip away
• go by
• slide by
• go along

News & Articles

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• LISA Applauds Passage of New Medicaid Life Settlements Law in Texas; Announces Free Webinars to Introduce Life ...
  ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - Jun 20, 2013) - Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a groundbreaking law that will require Medicaid applicants to be informed about the option to sell their life insurance policies through a life settlement -- instead of lapsing or surrendering the policy -- and apply the proceeds to fund direct long-term care services while preserving their Medicaid eligibility. The new ...
  June 20, 2013 - Marketwire

Quotes

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• Joe Thornton in Canada.com
  We seem to keep lapsing,Sharks centre Joe Thornton said. "You think we'd be over that by now."
• Kofi Annan in Voice of America
  We have seen an unacceptable number of peace agreements disintegrate within five years after the end of a civil war, with countries lapsing back into deadly conflict,said Mr. Annan.
• Rehman in Khaleej Times
  We would also like to caution the government of Pakistan against lapsing into its traditional complacency with the disappearance of the war clouds,Rehman said.