trace

[treɪs]

Definition:
1. To find the origin or cause of something.
2. To draw a line or lines on a surface.
3. To describe a process or the development of something.

Use 'trace' in a sentence:

1. A group of researchers reveal scores of studies that trace the relationship between health and interaction with others.
2. By analyzing the DNA, the genetic material of the proteins, the researchers could focus on the toxic genes and use them to trace the evolution of snake venom, and from this, the evolution of snakes.
3. These minerals can be dated by radioactive decay techniques because of the very small quantities of radioactive trace elements they, in turn, contain.
4. "The most important thing is to be honest," she says, without the trace of a blush.
5. How far back can you trace your family tree?
6. Indeed, Mr. Prance's new device can pick up the trace of a heartbeat from a metre away.
7. Information about dietary variation among community members is derived by analyzing trace elements in human bone.
8. She spoke without a trace of bitterness.
9. One day he left, disappeared without a trace.
10. I traced the course of the river on the map.
11. Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing.
12. Like a family tree that you might use to trace back through generations of ancestors, only it's showing a family of genetically related languages instead of people.
13. Years of living in England had eliminated all trace of her American accent.
14. Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.
15. One way to determine your foot shape is to do a "wet test"—wet your foot, step on a piece of brown paper and trace your footprint.
16. The ship had vanished without trace.
17. He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.
18. The school traces its history back to 1865.
19. They could trace the growth and shrinkage of continental glaciers, even in parts of the ocean where there may have been no great change in temperature—around the equator, for example.
20. Staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button.
21. It is hard to trace the order of discovery.
22. Each time this initial memory trace is "replayed", it becomes even stronger.
23. One can trace ancient practices through the study of artifacts.
24. Instead this new enzyme incorporates another trace metal, cadmium.
25. All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace.
26. A trace of hesitancy showed in Dr. Stockton's eyes.
27. The police traced the call to her ex-husband's number.
28. I leave no trace and have no friends.
29. They try to trace through every piece of data linked through those.
30. Her book traces the town's history from Saxon times to the present day.
31. The public is urgently requested to assist police in tracing this man.
32. The research effort has focused on tracing the effects of growing levels of five compounds.
33. The Social Democratic Party has sunk without trace at these elections.
34. Trace around your template and transfer the design onto a sheet of card.
35. This will add some variety to the trace output to illustrate the power of the technique.
36. Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.
37. Can one trace this same pattern far back in prehistory?
38. The prince's manner was informal, without a trace of pomposity.
39. They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.
40. She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century.
41. He traced the line of her jaw with his finger.
42. She traced a line in the sand.
43. He traced the route on the map.
44. He vanished without trace.
45. The ship had vanished without (a) trace.
46. We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
47. Police searched the area but found no trace of the escaped prisoners.
48. Rather than merely a sign, it is the root from which we can trace back to our ancestor, the tie that helps bind us to other members of the same clan, the dignity most people hope to live for.
49. It's exciting to discover traces of earlier civilizations.
50. The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal.
51. The post-mortem revealed traces of poison in his stomach.
52. The trace showed a normal heart rhythm.
53. Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body.
54. He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.