[verb] 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" Synonyms:prolong, protract, extend
[verb] make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"
[verb] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" Synonyms:educe, evoke, elicit, extract
[verb] 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" Synonyms:extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out
