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lase
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lase

intransitive verb \ˈlāz\
lasedlas·ing

Definition of LASE

: to emit coherent light

Origin of LASE

back-formation from laser
First Known Use: 1962

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Rhymes with LASE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways

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