tase

verb

variants often Tase
tased; tasing

transitive verb

: to shoot with a Taser gun

Examples of tase in a Sentence

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That only made matters worse, resulting in one adult on the floor getting tased. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026 Gregory continued to pull away as multiple officers tried to take him into custody before he was eventually tased and subdued. Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026 Police tased León in the back and handcuffed him. Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026 The story was about Javier Ambler, a black man who died in 2019 in Williamson County after being tased multiple times by sheriff's deputies. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tase

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

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“Tase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tase. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

tase

verb
ˈtāz
: to attack with a stun gun
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