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to gradually change to a quieter or less active state
A hypnotized person lapses into a kind of trance.
Now it was her turn to lapse into thought.
to change to a different, less usual, or less helpful way of speaking or behaving, often without realizing it
The manual occasionally lapses into incomprehensible jargon.