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tease something apart phrasal verb with teaseverb[ I or T ]uk /tiːz/ us /tiːz/
(SEPARATE) to carefully separate things that are stuck or twisted together, or to carefully separate something into different parts: Gently tease the seedlings apart so that they can be replanted in separate pots. The machines are crushed and the metal shredded then teased apart with magnets. He was given a tangle of fine rope nets to tease apart and spread on the ground. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Separating and dividing apheresis atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect dismemberment dissociable dissociate dissociate yourself from something dissociation non-dialyzable parcel something out partible periodization periodize ungraded unjoined unmix unmixable unmixed
(UNDERSTAND) to look at the separate features of something in a detailed way in order to separate out different features and see how they relate to each other: He said that it would be difficult to tease apart what damage was caused by humans and what was not. The researchers are aiming to tease apart the mysteries of the ocean's carbon cycle. The problem will be trying to tease apart the effects of anaesthesia from those of surgery itself. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Understanding and comprehending appreciation for something apprehend apprehensible apprehension astutely bear dot handle keenness keep someone up know a hawk from a handsawidiom know the scoreidiom know/see where someone is coming fromidiom speak to get a handle on somethingidiom to have a handle on somethingidiom tumble to something tune in uncomprehending understanding |