tease out

verb3

1. •
   To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.

   • The researchers are teasing out fine details of the yaki’s private life. — 2017
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