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lase

 (lāz)
v. lased, las·ing, las·es
v.intr.
To function as a laser; emit coherent radiation by the action of a laser.
v.tr.
1. To subject to laser light: lased the tissue during surgery.
2. To direct a laser used to guide munitions at (a target).

[Back-formation from laser.]
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lase

(leɪz)
vb
(General Physics) (intr) (of a substance, such as carbon dioxide or ruby) to be capable of acting as a laser
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lase

(leɪz)

v.i. lased, las•ing.
to give off the coherent light of a laser; act as a laser.
[1960–65; back formation from laser]
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lase


Past participle: lased
Gerund: lasing

Imperative
lase
lase
Present
I lase
you lase
he/she/it lases
we lase
you lase
they lase
Preterite
I lased
you lased
he/she/it lased
we lased
you lased
they lased
Present Continuous
I am lasing
you are lasing
he/she/it is lasing
we are lasing
you are lasing
they are lasing
Present Perfect
I have lased
you have lased
he/she/it has lased
we have lased
you have lased
they have lased
Past Continuous
I was lasing
you were lasing
he/she/it was lasing
we were lasing
you were lasing
they were lasing
Past Perfect
I had lased
you had lased
he/she/it had lased
we had lased
you had lased
they had lased
Future
I will lase
you will lase
he/she/it will lase
we will lase
you will lase
they will lase
Future Perfect
I will have lased
you will have lased
he/she/it will have lased
we will have lased
you will have lased
they will have lased
Future Continuous
I will be lasing
you will be lasing
he/she/it will be lasing
we will be lasing
you will be lasing
they will be lasing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lasing
you have been lasing
he/she/it has been lasing
we have been lasing
you have been lasing
they have been lasing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lasing
you will have been lasing
he/she/it will have been lasing
we will have been lasing
you will have been lasing
they will have been lasing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lasing
you had been lasing
he/she/it had been lasing
we had been lasing
you had been lasing
they had been lasing
Conditional
I would lase
you would lase
he/she/it would lase
we would lase
you would lase
they would lase
Past Conditional
I would have lased
you would have lased
he/she/it would have lased
we would have lased
you would have lased
they would have lased
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The SOL850 laser marking system lases a compact, machine-readable code directly onto the PCB, thus eliminating labels and ink solution costs.
The new VCSEL lases bright red light at wavelengths of 639 to 661 nanometers.