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gaslight

gas·light [ gáss lt ]


noun  (plural gas·lights)
Definition:
 
1. illumination from burning gas: light produced by burning coal gas or natural gas

2. lamp fueled by gas: a lamp or fixture that produces light by burning gas



transitive verb  (past and past participle gas·lit [ gáss lìt ] or gas·light·ed, present participle gas·light·ing, 3rd person present singular gas·lights)
Definition:
 
terrify somebody else: to terrify and confuse somebody else to the extent that the victim questions his or her own sanity

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