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

“We ain’t gonna tase him,” Davis said in the video.

From Salon

"The government must plan ahead more decisively next year to avoid such uncertainty," says Tase Oputu, chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

From BBC

You get your Miranda rights read when you're arrested, hopefully, if they don't tase you first.

From Salon

Tase Oputu, from the RPS, said: "Many individuals are at low or very low risk of having a genuine penicillin allergy and we often find that after careful investigation that they can take penicillin safely."

From BBC

"The government must plan ahead more decisively next year to avoid such uncertainty," says Tase Oputu, director of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

From BBC