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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.

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