draw-out
Verbs
- (v) cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
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(v) 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
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(v) make more sociable
- The therapist drew out the shy girl
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(v) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
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(v) remove as if by suction
- aspirate the wound
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(v) 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