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freebase

American  
[free-beys] / ˈfriˌbeɪs /
Or free-base

verb (used with object)

freebased, freebasing

  1. to purify (cocaine) by dissolving in ether, sodium hydroxide, etc., and filtering off the precipitate.

  2. to ingest (freebased cocaine).

verb (used without object)

freebased, freebasing

  1. to freebase cocaine.

noun

  1. freebased cocaine.

freebase British  
/ ˈfriːˌbeɪs /

noun

  1. slang cocaine that has been refined by heating it in ether or some other solvent

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verb

  1. to refine (cocaine) in this way

  2. to smoke or inhale the fumes from (refined cocaine)

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Other Word Forms

  • freebaser noun

Etymology

Origin of freebase

First recorded in 1975–80; free + base 1

Example Sentences

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That was my experience with freebase, and I came away with a bad impression.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2012

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