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
: unravel sense 2

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Burke teases out the mystery of what’s truly happened, and why, until the very end, when a twist spins the entire book on its axis. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 By meeting Bilbo first, your curiosity about this storytelling universe gets teased out gradually. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 Wedges of Weiser Family Farms melon, its floral qualities teased out by honey and lime, and offset by the distinct pepperiness of red shiso. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The author rotates in and out of the lives of her cast, teasing out perspectives, manifesting the notion that friendships are what hold us together, year in, year out. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tease out

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 11 Aug. 2026.

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