Analysis Complete

draw out

/ draw out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
Type of:
reach out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
make more sociable
"The therapist drew out the shy girl"
Type of:
encourage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
lengthen
Kinds of:
extend temporize temporise spin spin out
Derived:
lengthiness prolongation continuation protraction perpetuation
Verb group:
carry extend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Type of:
interpret construe see
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
draw or pull out, 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"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
wring out squeeze out demodulate thread
Derived:
extraction extractor
Verb group:
draw pull pull out get out take out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

reach out encourage lengthen extend temporize temporise spin spin out interpret construe see remove