trace

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To find or discover something by following marks, clues, or evidence.

• Police traced the call to a local address.
• She traced her family history back to Ireland.
• We need to trace the source of the problem.
• Linguists can trace the evolution of modern English vocabulary by examining borrowings from Latin, French, and Germanic languages over centuries.
• Epidemiologists worked to trace the outbreak back to a single contaminated water supply in the rural district.
• Archaeologists trace ancient trade routes by analyzing the distribution of pottery fragments and other artifacts across multiple excavation sites.

Eş anlamlılar: track, follow, locate, find, discover

Zıt anlamlılar: lose, miss

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To copy a drawing or design by following its lines on transparent paper.

• He traced the map onto a clean sheet.
• Children can trace the letters to practice writing.
• She traced the outline of the flower.

Eş anlamlılar: copy, outline, draw over

iz, eser

A small or barely noticeable amount or sign of something.

• There was no trace of the missing documents.
• The police found traces of blood on the floor.
• Only a trace of the old building remains.

Eş anlamlılar: hint, sign, vestige, remnant, indication

Zıt anlamlılar: abundance, plenty