faze/phase

faze (fāz)

Verb. Transitive

• To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

phase (fāz)

Noun

• A temporary manner, attitude, or pattern of behavior: just a passing phase.
• An aspect; a part: every phase of the operation.
• Astronomy. One of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon or a planet.
• Physics. A particular stage in a periodic process or phenomenon.
• Chemistry. Any of the forms or states, solid, liquid, gas, or plasma, in which matter can exist, depending on temperature and pressure.
• Biology. A characteristic form, appearance, or stage of development that occurs in a cycle or that distinguishes some individuals of a group: the white color phase of a weasel; the swarming phase of locusts.

Verb. Transitive

• To plan or carry out systematically by phases.
• To set or regulate so as to be synchronized.