Definitions for draw out
draw out

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. draw outverb

   cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"

2. prolong, protract, extend, draw outverb

   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"

3. draw outverb

   make more sociable

   "The therapist drew out the shy girl"

4. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw outverb

   deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

   "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

5. aspirate, draw out, suck outverb

   remove as if by suction

   "aspirate the wound"

6. extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw outverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. draw outverb

   To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.

2. draw outverb

   To physically extract, as blood from a vein.

3. draw outverb

   To extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.

4. draw outverb

   To use means to entice or force (an animal) from it's hole or similar hiding place; or, by extension, cause (a shy person) to be more open or talkative.

5. draw outverb

   To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.

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1. draw out

   To "draw out" generally refers to the act of extracting or eliciting something. This could mean pulling or dragging something out of a specific location, encouraging someone to express or reveal their thoughts or feelings, or extending the length or duration of an event or process. The exact meaning can depend on the context in which the term is used.

Matched Categories

1. • Construe
   • Encourage
   • Lengthen
   • Remove

Anagrams for draw out »

1. outdraw

2. outward

How to pronounce draw out?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of draw out in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of draw out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of draw out in a Sentence

1. Johann von Goethe:

   A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-latern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next.

2. Jay Leno:

   Not really. I like what I'm doing, to me, I like talking to regular people and seeing what I can draw out of them. I'm sure Dave will be excellent, he always does a good show.

3. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

   Any world leaders who tell me 'I'd love to, I just can't do that with the current configuration of our parliament or of my party', I say 'Well, what are you doing to change that configuration and draw out those extraordinary women who can be leaders that we need'?

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=draw out
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Draw_Out
3. ^ ChatGPT
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