relapse to return to a bad condition, form of behavior, etc. The country soon relapsed into chaos. She stayed out of trouble for a long time, but then she relapsed into her old ways. Many former smokers relapse [=begin smoking again] in ti…

strip [+ obj] to remove everything (such as furniture or equipment) from (a room, building, car, etc.) They stripped the room when they left. The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork. -----------------------------…