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src: wikipedia
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- draw out :cause to speak
- Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet
- draw out :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
- draw out :make more sociable
- The therapist drew out the shy girl
- draw out :deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- draw out :remove by suction
- draw out :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