draw out

British  

verb

1. to extend or cause to be extended

   he drew out his stay

2. (tr) to cause (a person) to talk freely

   she's been quiet all evening – see if you can draw her out

3. Also: draw from.  to elicit (information) (from)

   he managed to draw out of his son where he had been

4. (tr) to withdraw (money) as from a bank account or a business

5. (intr) (of hours of daylight) to become longer

6. (intr) (of a train) to leave a station

7. (tr) to extend (troops) in line; lead from camp

8. (intr) (of troops) to proceed from camp

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draw out Idioms  

1. Pull out, extract, remove, as in She drew out her pen , or Let's draw some money out of the bank . [c. 1300]

2. Prolong, protract, as in This meal was drawn out over four hours . The related expression long-drawn-out means “greatly extended or protracted,” as in The dinner was a long-drawn-out affair . [1500s]

3. Induce to speak freely, as in The teacher was good at drawing out the children . [Late 1700s]

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Example Sentences

“Hamnet” is not a movie that seeks to bore into the viewers’ hearts, drawing out empathy from the depths of their souls; it’s a film that wants the audience to do all of the work.

From Salon

Indiana Republicans have thus far refused a pressure campaign from the White House to take up redistricting, and Kansas Republicans declined to call a special session to draw out the state’s one Democrat.

From Salon

“Dissociative” is a decent descriptor for Isella’s music, too — disorienting, unnerving, drawing out emotions you might not understand.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, M.B.A.s must draw out details and data through open-ended conversations with AI chatbots and then craft a strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I looked at each individual part, comparing its appearance to old tomes where scholars drew out the jellyfish anatomy by hand. A real challenge when you look at just how many tangled parts it has."

From Science Daily

Related Words

• drag out
• elongate
• protract