lase

[ leyz ]

/ leɪz /

verb (used without object), lased, las·ing. Optics.

to give off coherent light, as in a laser.

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Origin of lase

First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from laser

Words nearby lase

lascar, lascaux, lascaux cave, lascivious, lasdun, lase, laser, laser beam, laser card, laser chemistry, laser cooling

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Example sentences from the Web for lase

If you get a lase of it at a fair rint, I'll buy another horse, any how.
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British Dictionary definitions for lase

lase

/ (leɪz) /

verb

(intr) (of a substance, such as carbon dioxide or ruby) to be capable of acting as a laser

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Medical definitions for lase

lase

[ lāz ]

v.

To cut, divide, or dissolve a substance with a laser.