tase

American  

[teyz] / teɪz /

Sometimes taze

verb (used with object)

tased, tasing

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) to electrically stun (a living target) using a Taser or similar stun gun.

   She tased her stalker when he tried to force her into his car.

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Usage

What does tase mean? To tase is to attack with a Taser or other stun weapon, typically with the goal of incapacitation. Tase comes from Taser, but in common usage it is used to refer to the action of using any such device (commonly called a stun gun). It is also spelled as taze. Example: Police officers are often trained to tase suspects who pose a physical threat when resisting arrest.

Etymology

Origin of tase

1990–95; back formation from Taser ( def. ), a trademarked proprietary name

Example Sentences

Wright initially obeyed orders but tried to get back into his car as he was being handcuffed, prompting Potter to threaten to tase him twice, body camera footage shows.

From Fox News • Dec. 1, 2021

A third officer, a 26-year veteran named Kim Potter, enters the fray, yelling “I’ll tase you!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2021

On his way inside during the morning, appearing jovial, he had told a court security officer, “Don’t tase me, bro.”

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016

Jeong’s talent for slapstick has seen Chang tase himself, oil his naked body to climb through vents, and throw arm-flailing tantrums that would put a 3-year-old to shame.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2014

You sholy would tase fine— So listen, Brudder 'Possum, You better be a-flyin'.

From Fifty years & Other Poems by Matthews, Brander