lyse

¹ American  

[lahys] / laɪs /

verb (used with object)

lysed, lysing

1. to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.

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verb (used without object)

lysed, lysing

1. to undergo lysis.

-lyse ² American  

Chiefly British.

1. variant of -lyze.

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lyse British  

/ laɪz, laɪs /

verb

1. to undergo or cause to undergo lysis

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Etymology

Origin of lyse

1925–30; back formation from lysin or lysis

Example Sentences

It was “an iridescent bubble floating above the city’s cares,” writes Lyse Doucet in “The Finest Hotel in Kabul.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Lyse Doucet is being allowed to report from Iran on the condition that none of her reports are used by the BBC's Persian service.

From BBC

Lyse Doucet is being allowed to report in Iran on condition that none of her reports are used on the BBC's Persian service.

From BBC

Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is joined by a panel of guests to discuss whether the new international order emerging will make the world a safer place.

From BBC

Read Lyse Doucet's full analysis here.

From BBC