tase

verb

tased; tasing
often capitalized

transitive verb

: to shoot with a Taser gun

Examples of tase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Officers tased Zumwalt in a struggle that lasted several minutes before subduing him and placing him a restraint chair with a covering over his head and a towel over his naked midsection. Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 At least nine people were arrested Sunday after protesting President Biden’s Gaza war policy outside his campaign stop in Detroit, demonstration organizers said, adding that one was tased in the process. Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024 The family of Johnny Hollman, the 62-year-old Atlanta deacon who died after an Atlanta police officer tased him following a minor crash in August 2023, spoke out after reaching a $3.8 million settlement with the city of Atlanta. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 9 May 2024 The Atlanta City Council unanimously agreed to pay a $3.8 million settlement to the family of Deacon Johnny Hollman Sr., who died after being tased by a police officer last year. Essence, 9 May 2024 The city in 2019 paid a $5.2 settlement to the family of John Hernandez, whom police tased and beat into a coma. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024 Dedmon admitted to punching, kicking and tasing the man. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 They were repeatedly tased and called racial slurs, and the officers poured milk, alcohol and chocolate syrup in their mouths. Emma Tucker, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024 Body camera shows Aguilar Mendez being thrown to the ground, put in a chokehold, and tased on multiple occasions. Armando Garcia, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from Taser

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tase was in 1991

Dictionary Entries Near tase

Cite this Entry

“Tase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tase. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

tase

verb
ˈtāz
: to attack with a stun gun
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