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draw out

Dictionary definition · draw out

verb

  1. cause to speak"Can you draw her out — she is always so quiet"
  2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer"We prolonged our stay"
  3. make more sociable"The therapist drew out the shy girl"
  4. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
  5. remove by suction"aspirate the wound"
  6. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense"pull weeds"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).