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

Examples of tease out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But soon a second mission will begin exploring this rocky world to tease out new details about its surface, interior and interaction with our star. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026

May teased out the implications of his idea on the mailing list a few years later. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

That Robert Zemeckis film will never be duplicated or topped, but there’s a difference between these films worth teasing out. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tease out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout