relapse
verb (used without object)
to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc..
relapsed
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past participleof relapse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof relapse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
relapseverb (used without object)to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc..
Example Sentences
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In a phase one clinical trial sponsored by RS Oncology, LLC, patients with relapsed mesothelioma received an experimental drug that controlled disease progression in 67% of participants.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yemen relapsed into war in July after years of relative calm punctured by sporadic violence and deepening poverty.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
But in 2017 she relapsed, with Ms Tucker saying at this stage the tumour "eventually took over".
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
This means that patients had relapsed after trying different immunotherapies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
However, this was before Inigo’s wound reopened; and Westley relapsed again; and Fezzik took the wrong turn; and Buttercup’s horse threw a shoe.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
