Trace over the drawing to make it a little darker.
•I had to trace over it twice to make it visible.
2. to copy something by placing a thin sheet of paper over it and drawing an outline of the thing to be copied. •Trace over this picture and then photocopy about ten copies for us all.
•This needs to be traced over again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
trace — [[t]tre͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦♦ traces, tracing, traced 1) VERB If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. [V n] The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th… … English dictionary
trace — Ⅰ. trace [1] ► VERB 1) find by investigation. 2) find or describe the origin or development of. 3) follow the course or position of with one s eye, mind, or finger. 4) copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed… … English terms dictionary
Trace (deconstruction) — Trace is one of the most important concepts in Derridian Deconstruction. In the 1960s, Derrida used this word in two of his early books, namely “Writing and Difference” and “Of Grammatology”. The English word “trace” was first used by Gayatri… … Wikipedia
trace — trace1 [trās] n. [ME < OFr < tracier < VL * tractiare < L tractus, a drawing along, track < pp. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. Obs. a way followed or path taken 2. a mark, footprint, etc. left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing… … English World dictionary
trace — trace1 [treıs] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find somebody/something)¦ 2¦(origins)¦ 3¦(history/development)¦ 4¦(copy)¦ 5¦(with your finger)¦ 6 trace a call ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tracier, from Vulgar Latin tractiare to pull , from … Dictionary of contemporary English
trace — 1 verb (T) 1 FIND SB/STH to find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully: She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter. 2 ORIGINS to find the origins of something, or where something came from: trace … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trace — trace1 /trays/, n., v., traced, tracing. n. 1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige: traces of an advanced civilization among the ruins. 2. a barely discernible… … Universalium
trace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from tracer to trace Date: 14th century 1. archaic a course or path that one follows 2. a. a mark or line left by something that has passed; also footprint b. a path, trail, or road made by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
TRACE — Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine. A public reporting service operated by NASD that provides real time price information for over the counter trades of eligible corporate bonds. American Banker Glossary * * * Ⅰ. trace UK US /treɪs/ verb [T] ► … Financial and business terms
trace — trace1 verb 1》 find by investigation. ↘find or describe the origin or development of. 2》 follow the course or position of with one s eye, mind, or finger. 3》 copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece… … English new terms dictionary
trace — I. /treɪs / (say trays) noun 1. a mark, token, or evidence of the former presence, existence, or action of something; a vestige. 2. a mark, indication, or evidence. 3. a scarcely discernible quantity of something; a very small amount. 4. Opal… …
