tease out

verb

teased out; teasing out; teases out

transitive verb

1
: to obtain by or as if by disentangling or freeing with a pointed instrument
2

Examples of tease out in a Sentence

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The fascinating thing about this play is how well the writer teases out such themes from what really feels like an ordinary, working-class conversation among two Scots, carrying scars but maybe (only maybe) also some hunger for unity. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 Additional studies will also be needed to tease out whether GII.17 is leading to a difference in the severity of norovirus infections. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025 Fresh observations of the Ring Nebula have now traced the motion of gas molecules along its border, allowing astronomers to tease out its structure in greater detail. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Altogether, Herzog teases out the original’s perversely erotic undercurrents in places where Eggers goes after them with a shovel. Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tease out 

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tease out was in 1828

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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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