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lase

[leyz]

lase

[leyz]
verb (used without object), lased, las·ing. Optics.
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.

Origin:
1960–65; back formation from laser
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Lase is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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lase (leɪz)
 
vb
(intr) (of a substance, such as carbon dioxide or ruby) to be capable of acting as a laser

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lase (lāz)
v. lased, las·ing, las·es
To cut, divide, or dissolve a substance with a laser.

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lase definition


/layz/ To print a given document via a laser printer. "OK, let's lase that sucker and see if all those graphics-macro calls did the right things."

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