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Define the word Elapsing

"Elapsing" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Elapse \E*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Elapsed; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Elapsing.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e
   out + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.]
   To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; --
   used chiefly in reference to time.
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         Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. --Hoole.
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