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haze2

Pronunciation: /heɪz/

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Definition of haze

verb

North American

1 [with object] force (a new or potential recruit to the military or a university fraternity) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks:rookies were mercilessly hazed

2 [with object and adverbial of direction] drive (cattle) in a specified direction while on horseback: he hazed them on and they clambered up through the rocks

Origin:

late 17th century (originally Scots and dialect in the sense 'frighten, scold, or beat'): perhaps related to obsolete French haser 'tease or insult'