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trace meaning and definition

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TRACE noun

Definition of trace (noun)

  1. a just detectable amount
    • "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
    • synonyms: hint, suggestion
  2. an indication that something has been present
    • "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
    • synonyms: shadow, tincture, vestige
  3. a suggestion of some quality
    • "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
    • synonyms: ghost, touch
  4. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
  5. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
  6. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

TRACE verb

Definition of trace (verb)

  1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
    • "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
    • synonyms: follow
  2. make a mark or lines on a surface
  3. to go back over again
    • "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
    • synonyms: retrace
  4. pursue or chase relentlessly
    • "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
    • synonyms: hound, hunt
  5. discover traces of
    • "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
  6. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
    • "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
  7. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
    • "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
  8. read with difficulty
    • "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
    • synonyms: decipher
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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