verb
1. cause to speak, "Can you draw her out—she is always so quiet" (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑reach out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer (Freq. 1)
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We prolonged our stay
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She extended her visit by another day
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The meeting was drawn out until midnight
• Derivationally related forms: ↑extendible (for: ↑extend), ↑protraction (for: ↑protract), ↑prolongation (for: ↑prolong)
• Hypernyms: ↑lengthen
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
3. make more sociable
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The therapist drew out the shy girl
• Hypernyms: ↑encourage
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
4. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
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We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
5. remove as if by suction
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aspirate the wound
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
6. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
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pull weeds
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extract a bad tooth
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take out a splinter
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extract information from the telegram
• Derivationally related forms: ↑extractible (for: ↑extract), ↑extraction (for: ↑extract), ↑extractor (for: ↑extract)
• Hyponyms: ↑wring out, ↑squeeze out, ↑demodulate, ↑thread
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
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Somebody ——s something PP
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draw out [phrasal verb]
Salt will draw out moisture from the vegetables.
2 draw (something) out or draw out (something) : to cause (something) to last longer than the usual or expected amount of time
The movie's love scene was drawn out.
— see also ↑drawn-out, ↑long-drawn-out
The reporter had an ability to draw out people.
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Main Entry: ↑draw
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ˌdraw ˈout derived
to become lighter in the evening as summer gets nearer
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The
days/eveningsare drawing out.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.