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relapseth

relapseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of relapse.

Meaning of relapse

Verb

relapse (third-person singular simple present relapses, present participle relapsing, simple past and past participle relapsed)

  1. (intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
    • He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
  2. (intransitive) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
  3. (informal, intransitive, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
    • relapsed after 5 months of being clean
  4. To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
    • You slip your hold and change your side,
      Relapsing from a necessary guide.1700, [John] Dryden, “The Hind and the Panther”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

See all 7 meanings of relapse

Origin of relapseth

relapse + -eth

Questions about relapseth

What is relapseth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Relapseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of relapse.

Words near relapseth in the dictionary

  1. relapsed
  2. relapser
  3. relapsers
  4. relapses
  5. relapsest
  6. relapseth
  7. relapsing
  8. relapsing fever
  9. relapsings
  10. relascope
  11. relascopes

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