lase

[leyz]

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

to give off coherent light, as in a laser.

Origin of lase

First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from laser

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Historical Examples of lase

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

British Dictionary definitions for lase

lase

verb

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

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lase in Medicine

lase

[lāz]

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