trace
1
[ treys ]
/ treɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), traced, trac·ing.
verb (used without object), traced, trac·ing.
Origin of trace
1
1250–1300; late Middle English
tracen, Middle English: to make one's way, proceed < Middle French
tracier < Vulgar Latin
*tractiāre, derivative of Latin
tractus, past participle of
trahere to draw, drag; (noun) Middle English: orig., way, course, line of footprints < Old French, derivative of
tracier
SYNONYMS FOR trace
1 T
race ,
vestige agree in denoting marks or signs of something, usually of the past. T
race , the broader term, denotes any mark or slight indication of something past or present:
a trace of ammonia in water. V
estige is more limited and refers to some slight, though actual, remains of something that no longer exists:
vestiges of one's former wealth.
2 hint, suggestion, taste, touch.
5 spoor, trail, record.
15 trail.
OTHER WORDS FROM trace
un·traced, adjectiveWords nearby trace
trabeculoplasty,
trabeculotomy,
trabs,
trabzon,
tracasserie,
trace,
trace element,
trace fossil,
traceable,
traceless,
tracer
Definition for trace (2 of 2)
trace
2
[ treys ]
/ treɪs /
noun
either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
a piece in a machine, as a bar, transferring the movement of one part to another part, being hinged to each.
Origin of trace
2
1300–50; Middle English
trais < Middle French, plural of
trait strap for harness, action of drawing < Latin
tractus a drawing, dragging; see
tract1
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British Dictionary definitions for trace (1 of 2)
trace
1
/ (treɪs) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of trace
Word Origin for trace
C13: from French
tracier, from Vulgar Latin
tractiāre (unattested) to drag, from Latin
tractus, from
trahere to drag
British Dictionary definitions for trace (2 of 2)
trace
2
/ (treɪs) /
noun
either of the two side straps that connect a horse's harness to the swingletree
angling
a length of nylon or, formerly, gut attaching a hook or fly to a line
kick over the traces
to escape or defy control
Word Origin for trace
C14
trais, from Old French
trait, ultimately from Latin
trahere to drag