tase

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Back-formation from taser, from the trademark Taser, by reinterpretation as tase -er.

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tase (third-person singular simple present tases, present participle tasing, simple past and past participle tased)

  1. to operate a taser or electroshock stun gun, by using it against a subject
    • 2014 August 25, “Jefferson City Police seek approval for new tasers”, in KMIZ[1], archived from the original on 28 August 2014:
      If the funding for these new tasers is approved, the entire JCPD will have to be re-trained on the tasers, but luckily they won't all have to be tased again.

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