"tease out" meaning in All languages combined

See tease out on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: teases out [present, singular, third-person], teasing out [participle, present], teased out [participle, past], teased out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tease out (third-person singular simple present teases out, present participle teasing out, simple past and past participle teased out)
  1. To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
    Sense id: en-tease_out-en-verb-afDePuci Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 43 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 43 45
  2. To separate as if by unraveling.
    Sense id: en-tease_out-en-verb-KMDI7iSi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 43 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 43 45
  3. To work out, procure, or extract, usually by processes involving subterfuge, diligence, manipulation, or coaxing.
    Sense id: en-tease_out-en-verb-ykIUdxTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 40 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 43 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 43 45

Inflected forms

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