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2021-11-03 11:11
Draw out phrase
To persuade or trick someone or something go out of a place where they hide by promising them a reward; to pull someone out of somewhere.
The teacher couldn't tolerate her disruptive behaviors, so he drew her of class.
I didn't open the door because I felt like he was trying to draw me out.
To influence or make someone talk or express themselves without feeling worried.
Mary is good at drawing people out. She has managed to make reserved students become more confident and outgoing.
If she hadn't drawn him out, he wouldn't have been sociable like that.
To make something last longer in a way that seems unnecessary.
I don't think the meeting takes that long. They are just drawing it out, I guess.
Don't draw out the presentation. There are still four more groups that must deliver their speeches today.
To obtain information from someone hesitant to give it.
Have you managed to draw out any information from them yet?
I can tell that my mom is trying to draw out who my girlfriend is.
To pull out something/someone (from something else)
He drew out two cigarettes and offered one to me.
I was amazed at the chef skills' when he drew a lobster out of the tank.
To make something move or flow out of something else.
I pressed around the area where the splinter stuck in to draw it out.
In case I'm bitten by a snake, I will immediately press around the bite to draw out venomous blood.
1. To elicit something from someone
2. To lure or manipulate someone/an animal out of the place they are hiding
The verb "draw" must be conjugated according to its tense.
Meaning 2 dates from the late 1700s
Meaning 3 dates from the 1500s.
Meaning 5 dates from around 1300
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