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Trace
treɪs
- find or discover by investigation
"police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area"
track down find discover detect unearth uncover turn up hunt down dig up ferret out run to ground find the source of find the origins of find the roots of follow to its source source- find or describe the origin or development of
"Bob's book traces his flying career with the RAF"
- follow or mark the course or position of (something) with one's eye, mind, or finger
"through the binoculars, I traced the path I had taken the night before"
- take (a particular path or route)
"a tear traced a lonely path down her cheek"
- copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper
"trace a map of the world on to a large piece of paper"
- draw (a pattern or line), especially with one's finger or toe
"she traced a pattern in the dirt with the toe of her shoe"
- give an outline of
"the article traces out some of the connections between education, qualifications, and the labour market"