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   trace

   /treɪs/

   verb

   • 1. find or discover by investigation: "police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area" Similar track downfinddiscoverdetectunearthuncoverturn uphunt downdig upferret outrun to groundfollowpursuetrailshadowstalkdogfind the source offind the origins offind the roots offollow to its sourcesource
   • ▪ 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"
   • 2. 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" Similar copyreproducego overdraw overdraw the lines ofdrawdraw upsketchdraftoutlinerough outmark outdelineatemapchartrecordindicateshowdepict
   • ▪ 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"

   noun

   • 1. a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something: "remove all traces of the old adhesive" Similar vestigesignmarkindicationsuggestionevidenceclueremainsremnantrelicsurvivalghostechomemorytrailtrackspoormarkstracksprintsimprintsfootprintsfootmarksfootsteps
   • ▪ a line or pattern displayed by an instrument to show the existence or nature of something which is being recorded or measured.
   • ▪ a physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory.
   • 2. a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured: "his body contained traces of amphetamines"
   • ▪ a barely discernible indication of something: "just a trace of a smile" Similar bitspotspecktouchhintsuggestionsuspicionnuanceintimationtrifledropdashtingetincturestreakshredcrumbfragmentshadowwhiffbreathjotiotainformal:smidgentad
   • 3. a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made: "we've got a trace on the call"
   • 4. a line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane.
   • 5. a path or track. North American, West Indian
   • 6. the sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix.

   Word Origin Middle English (first recorded as a noun in the sense ‘path that someone or something takes’): from Old French trace (noun), tracier (verb), based on Latin tractus (see tract1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. traceless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does trace mean?

   • The meaning of TRACE is a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. How to use trace in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trace.

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   • , traced, trac·ing. to follow the footprints, track, or traces of. to trace one's ancestry to the Pilgrims. to follow (footprints, evidence, the history or course of something, etc.). to trace a political movement. The police were unable to trace his whereabouts. to draw (a line, outline, figure, etc.). to make a plan, diagram, or map of.

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   • Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.

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   • Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand. If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. The exhibition traces the history of graphic design. 23 meanings: 1. a mark or other sign that something has been in a place; vestige 2. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount or....

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   The meaning of TRACE is a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. How to use trace in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trace.

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   Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.

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   to find someone or something by searching carefully: Police are trying to trace the mother of the abandoned baby. The phone company was unable to trace the call (= find where it came from). To trace something is also to discover its cause or origin: The outbreak of food poisoning was traced to contaminated shellfish.

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   A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place. The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle.

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   n. 1. a. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing. b. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige: left without a trace of having been there. 2. a. An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication: spoke with a trace of sarcasm. b.

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   A trace of something is just a hint or suggestion of it, a very small amount left behind — like the sad cookie crumbs at the bottom of an empty cookie jar.

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   TRACE definition: 1. to find someone or something that was lost: 2. to find the origin of something: 3. to describe…. Learn more.