lase

[ leyz ]

/ leɪz /

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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

Lascaux Cave, lascivious, lasciviousness, Las Cruces, Lasdun, lase, Lasègue's sign, laser, laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, laser beam, laser card

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How to use lase in a sentence

If you get a lase of it at a fair rint, I'll buy another horse, any how.
Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee|William Carleton
As an Irishman might say, no one could "Bore lase," so there is really no necessity to Skipp him.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 12, 1890|Various

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 ]

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