trace
verbUK /treɪs/
US /treɪs/
To follow or find something by looking at the marks it leaves.
The dog traced the scent of the rabbit through the snow.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small sign or mark that something was there.
There was no trace of the missing cat.
3. To copy a picture by drawing over its lines.
She traced the map onto a sheet of paper.
4. To find out where something came from or how it started.
The police traced the call to a nearby town.