dope out

phrasal verb

doped out; doping out; dopes out
US
: to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking : to figure out (something)
She's still trying to dope out exactly what happened.

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“Dope out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dope%20out. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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