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to laser

to laser

8 4.4
To remove or change something using a strong beam of light
  • verb
  • /ˈleɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tratar con láser
  • Tiny spots of endo were lasered out.
  • get lasered
  • face was lasered
  • eyes lasered

And therefore what exactly the LASIK would laser while you're still in those growing years.

Examples

  • He is planning to laser the tattoo off his arm to start fresh.

  • The techs were still at work, getting ready to shut off the lights so they could laser the inside of the car.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • If I ever get out of here, I'm having my eyes lasered.

  • All that's been lasered away - years ago.

  • Directly lasering the cancer cells has to be better than flooding your whole body with toxins.

    Blog text (22)
  • After the biopsy, I had to go get my bits lasered.

    Blog text (16)
  • The doctor decided to laser the patient's scar to improve its appearance.

  • After years of wearing glasses, she finally chose to laser her vision for a clearer view.

Synonyms

to lase
vsto laser
  • Specialized
1 8.9

To use a strong, focused beam of light to cut or remove tissue

refers more generally to altering things with a device rather than medical specificity

Compounds

laser beam
  • Specialized
17 3.9

A very narrow, bright light in one color that can cut or point at things

A machine that uses a laser to put powder on paper for clear, fast printing

laser-guided bomb
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A bomb that follows laser light to hit a target accurately

laser interferometer
  • Specialized
7.5

A device that uses a laser beam and light waves to measure very small changes in distance

5.9

Surgery using a laser to make tiny burns in the eye to help fluid drain and lower eye pressure

A surgery that uses a laser to reshape the clear front part of the eye so you see better

An operation that uses a laser to reshape the front of the eye after lifting a flap to improve vision

How Precise

to laser
  • Specialized
8 4.4
to excise
  • Formal
14 7.2
to ablate
  • Specialized
1 9.9
cut
1.0
to scratch
161 1.1

Surface Forms

laser infinitive
lasered past
lasered past participle
lasering present participle
lasers third person singular

Etymology

The verb laser comes from the noun laser and means 'to treat, cut, or remove something with a laser beam', so to laser a tattoo or a spot is to use that focused, powerful light to change or remove it.