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draw out

verb

to extend or cause to be extended
he drew out his stay
tr to cause (a person) to talk freely
she's been quiet all evening – see if you can draw her out
Alsodraw from trfoll byof to elicit (information) (from)
he managed to draw out of his son where he had been
tr to withdraw (money) as from a bank account or a business
intr (of hours of daylight) to become longer
intr (of a train) to leave a station
tr to extend (troops) in line; lead from camp
intr (of troops) to proceed from camp

The party is known in particular for its ability to draw out voters on down-ballot races.

The Latin root for the word educate is “educere” which means to “draw out from within.”

Thus, he concocted the idea of a play within a play to draw out the new king's guilt.

Both Jim and his subjects thought it was a moment that was true, a moment he wanted to draw out of them.

Efforts to save the deal could draw out a diplomatic process that was meant to be rapid and conclusive.

It was useless to attempt to draw out a personal opinion from the girls, all of whom worked under her.

The cluster formed by the knots at the end of the string will easily draw out the cork.

Mebbe I couldn't draw out a house with cubelows and piazzas and jogs and the like o' that, but that ain't what we've got in mind.

These being the motives of the teacher, he should educate, draw out, corresponding ones in his pupils.

While the teacher creates nothing, he must so draw out the qualities of the child that it may attain to perfect manhood.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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