Dictionary Entry
elapse
elapse is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.
- 2verb
pass by
"three years elapsed"
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