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lase

Verb

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(transitive) To use a laser beam on, as for cutting.
The surgeon lased the elongated soft palate, cutting off the excess tissue and stopping the blood flow in one swipe.
The physical chemist lased the atoms as they passed between the electrodes to study their motion.

(transitive) To use a laser beam on, as for targeting or rangefinding.
The commander lased the target across the valley.

(intransitive) To operate as a laser; to release coherent light due to stimulation.
Once enough of the gas particles are in a higher energy state, they will begin to lase and give off a coherent beam.

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Anything will lase if you hit it hard enough. Arthur Leonard Schawlow

Church and community buildings (maneapa) are usually coated with white paint that is known as lase, which is made by burning a large amount of dead coral with firewood. Source: Internet

The back-formed verb to lase is frequently used in the field, meaning "to produce laser light," citation especially in reference to the gain medium of a laser; when a laser is operating it is said to be "lasing." Source: Internet

Lase Ajayi is a Scripps Palliative Care and Pediatric Hospice physician who trained at San Diego Hospice. Source: Internet

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