draw out

Verb (6)

1. cause to speak“Can you draw her out — she is always so quiet”More general reach out
2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer“We prolonged our stay”“She extended her visit by another day”“The meeting was drawn out until midnight”Synonyms: prolongprotractextendMore general lengthenMore specific extend, temporize, spinSimilar carry, extend
3. make more sociable“The therapist drew out the shy girl”More general encourage
4. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”Synonyms: educeevokeelicitextractMore general interpret, construe
5. remove by suction“aspirate the wound”Synonyms: aspiratesuck outMore general remove, takeSimilar suck in, draw in
6. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense“pull weeds”“extract a bad tooth”“take out a splinter”“extract information from the telegram”Synonyms: extractpull outpullpull uptake outrip outtear outMore general remove, takeMore specific wring out, demodulate, threadSimilar draw, pull