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   Feaze , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feazed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Feazing.] [Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. fæs fringe; akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser, thread, filament, OHG. faso.] To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope.
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   Feaze, v. t. [See Feese.] To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry. [Obs.]
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   Feaze, n. A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation. [Obs.]
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   Feeze , v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see Feese.]
   To turn, as a screw. [Scot]
   Jamieson.
   
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   To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written also feaze, feize, pheese.]
   Beau. & Fl.
   
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   To feeze up, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
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