Verb
To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
To separate as if by unraveling.
To work out, procure, or extract, usually by processes involving subterfuge, diligence, manipulation, or coaxing.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgWe have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets. David Suzuki
Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. Alan Dundes
He led the Timorese delegation at an important joint workshop with UNTAET on 1 March 2000 to tease out a new strategy, and identify institutional needs. Source: Internet
A trainer may wish to tease out the psychophysical signatures of learning to understand which elements of content are being imprinted in memory and which are more likely to be forgotten." Source: Internet
I wish I could say one watch performed better than the other in sunlight, if only to tease out some type of clear-cut winner in the display category. Source: Internet
How Graham thought about his actions during those turbulent years is difficult to tease out from the historical record. Source: Internet