teasing out

Verb

tease out (third-person singular simple present teases out, present participle teasing out, simple past and past participle teased out)

1. To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
   • The researchers are teasing out fine details of the yaki’s private life.2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-t...

   Synonyms:

   disentangle, puzzle out, work out, feeze, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, absolve, decipher, get to the bottom of

2. To separate as if by unraveling.
3. To work out, procure, or extract, usually by processes involving subterfuge, diligence, manipulation, or coaxing.
   • Well, early in the days of vitamin and mineral discovery, chickens were the research models for studies that eventually teased out information that we take for granted today.2019, Andy Schneider, The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Zero-Waste Chicken Keeping