# illapse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈlæps/

## Definitions
1. A gliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another.
2. A sudden descent or attack.

## Etymology
From Latin illapsus (“a falling, gliding, or flowing in; an irruption”); from illābor (“to fall, to slide”) + -tus (“suffix forming action nouns from verbs”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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