to encourage someone to talk more by making them feel more relaxed and confident
to make someone or something show a quality that they have
to make something continue longer than usual
to move out of a place
to take out
to withdraw (money from a bank account)
when the days draw out, it remains light for longer because it will soon be spring
Depositors drew so much money out of the bank that it was forced to close down.
He often attempted to draw out Jock on the subject, but without success.
It wasn’t easy to draw him out.
Maybe more than one... Desperately, Sam tried to reach the Charter to draw out the marks needed for a magical attack.
People with southern accents tend to draw out their vowels.
Perhaps He moved her to the other side of the room, began to draw out mounted canvases from their racks.
Slowly the train drew out of the station.
Suddenly he drew out a gun.
That might be part of what was wrong with the kids you tried to draw out on the reservation.
The incident at the staff meeting drew out the worst in the staff members.
This action could draw the dispute out for another six months.
draws out
drawing out
drew out
drawn out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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