verb. cause to speak Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet |
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 |
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 |
verb. remove by suction aspirate the wound |
verb. 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 |