trace

  • 51trace — 1. verb 1) police hope to trace the owner of the vehicle Syn: track down, find, discover, detect, unearth, turn up, hunt down, ferret out 2) she traced a pattern in the sand with her toe Syn: draw, outline, ma …

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  • 52trace — 01. The first place finisher was disqualified after [traces] of steroids were found in his urine. 02. Ewan can [trace] his family s roots all the way back to the 15th century in Scotland. 03. The children lay on a huge piece of paper, and the… …

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  • 53trace — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 a observe, discover, or find vestiges or signs of by investigation. b (often foll. by along, through, to, etc.) follow or mark the track or position of (traced their footprints in the mud; traced the outlines of a wall). c… …

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  • 54TRACE — Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine. A public reporting service operated by NASD that provides real time price information for over the counter trades of eligible corporate bonds. American Banker Glossary * * * Ⅰ. trace UK US /treɪs/ verb [T] ► …

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  • 55trace — English has two distinct words trace, but they come from the same ultimate ancestor. This was tractus (source also of English tract, tractor, treat, etc), the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’. This passed into Old French as trait ‘pulling …

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  • 56trace — English has two distinct words trace, but they come from the same ultimate ancestor. This was tractus (source also of English tract, tractor, treat, etc), the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’. This passed into Old French as trait ‘pulling …

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  • 57trace — I [[t]treɪs[/t]] n. v. traced, trac•ing, 1) a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige 2) a barely discernible indication or evidence of some quantity, quality, characteristic …

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  • 58trace — I. /treɪs / (say trays) noun 1. a mark, token, or evidence of the former presence, existence, or action of something; a vestige. 2. a mark, indication, or evidence. 3. a scarcely discernible quantity of something; a very small amount. 4. Opal… …

  • 59TRACÉ — n. m. Ensemble des lignes par lesquelles on indique un dessin, un plan. Le tracé d’une broderie, d’une tapisserie. Il se dit spécialement de la Ligne que suit une vole de communication, un ouvrage de fortification, etc. Le tracé d’une route,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 60trace — 1. Evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of an object, phenomenon, or event. 2. An extremely small amount or barely discernible indication of something. * * * Trandolapril Cardiac Evaluation [trial] * * * trace trās n 1) the… …

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