Investigate and Trace

Investigate

Investigate verb - To search through or into.

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Trace and investigate are semantically related in seek topic. In some cases you can use "Trace" instead a verb "Investigate".

Trace verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.

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Investigate and trace are semantically related in seek topic. Sometimes you can use "Investigate" instead a verb "Trace".

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

call	investigate call	trace call
signal	investigate signal	trace signal
murder	investigate murder	trace murder
crime	investigate crime	trace crime
Other words: past, source, ship, killer, events.

If you fire it at the ground near a guard, the guard will go investigate, but the shot won't leave a trace.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Anyone sent to investigate the dead zone disappeared without a trace.

Source: Creator / Mikhail Akhmanov
Fanboy: In "No Trace Of Tracy", Jonathan completely geeks out when he gets to investigate a case surrounding his prog-rock idol, Roy Pilgrim.

Source: Series / Jonathan Creek

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