tase

verb

tased; tasing
often capitalized

transitive verb

: to shoot with a Taser gun

Examples of tase in a Sentence

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Medics from North County Fire Department tended to the suspect, who was reportedly tased by deputies. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Arizona Officers Suspended After Beating Deaf Black Man With Cerebral Palsy Three Phoenix police officers who beat and tased Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, have been suspended without pay for 24 hours, according to interim police chief Michael Sullivan. Essence, 28 Mar. 2025 Lino was arrested after police showed up and tased him. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025 In one incident, a man named David Rodriguez tased Metropolitan Police Department Officer Mike Fanone multiple times. Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025 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 19 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

tase

verb
ˈtāz
: to attack with a stun gun
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