ē-lābor, elapsus (elabsus), 3
* V. dep. n. and a.
* Neutr., to slip or glide away, to fall out, get off, escape (class.).
* Lit.: anguilla est, elabitur,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 57; so of a snake,Liv. 1, 56; 26, 19; Verg. G. 1, 244; Ov. M. 9, 63: cum se convolvens sol elaberetur et abiret,Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46: (animal) ex utero elapsum,id. N. D. 2, 51, 128; cf. id. Cat. 1, 6 fin.: elapsae manibus tabellae,Ov. M. 9, 571; cf.: gladius ei e manu,Just. 33, 2, 3: jumentum e manibus curantium elapsum,Liv. 44, 40: animi corporibus elapsi,Cic. Rep. 6, 26 fin.; cf. id. Tusc. 1, 45 fin.: quicquid incidit, fastigio musculi elabitur,Caes. B. C. 2, 11, 1: Manlii cuspis super galeam hostis elapsa est,slipped along,Liv. 8, 7: foras elapsa corpora,Lucr. 5, 489.
* Act. like effugere, to escape from any evil or danger (post-Aug. and very rare): pugnam aut vincula,Tac. A. 1, 61: custodias,id. H. 3, 59; Flor. 1, 10, 7 Duker. N. cr.: vim ignium (statua),Tac. A. 4, 64.
* Trop.
* In gen., to slip away, escape: causa e manibus,Cic. de Or. 2, 50; cf.: rei publicae statum illum elapsum scito esse de manibus,id. Att. 1, 16, 6; and with this cf. id. Mur. 39, 85: animus devinctus paulatim elapsus est Bacchidi,i. e. became estranged,Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 94: libros adolescenti elapsos esse, had slipped from him, i. e. had been published prematurely, Quint. 3, 1, 20: in servitutem elapsi,who had insensibly fallen into,Liv. 3, 37.
* In partic.
* To get off, get clear, escape from condemnation, punishment: ex tot tantisque criminibus elapsus,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 58; 2, 1, 39 fin.; id. de Sen. 12 fin.; id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2; Quint. 2, 11, 2; 3, 6, 83; Suet. Tib. 33 al. Less freq. of things: ne quod maleficium impunitate elaberetur,Suet. Aug. 32.
* Pregn., to pass away, disappear, escape: imperfecta tibi elapsa est vita,Lucr. 3, 958; so, ea spes,Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 101: assensio omnis illa,Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24: aliquid memoriă, id. Phil. 13, 5, 11; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 33; Luc. 9, 80.

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