draw in

verb

1. (of hours of daylight) to become shorter

2. (of a train) to arrive at a station

Idioms and Phrases

Induce to enter or participate; inveigle. For example, They tried to draw in as many new members as possible, or I refused to be drawn in to his scheme. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

Looking to get a slice of the action, some companies are offering gifts to draw in new retail investors.

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They might not be able to draw in new EV buyers the way a car selling for less than $30,000 car could.

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Even one of the most thrilling games in the club’s recent memory, a 3-3 draw in the Champions League semifinal against Inter, had to unfold at Barça’s home away from home.

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When Sam Burns and Robert MacIntyre drew in the last group, it meant that the U.S. had lost just one singles match.

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The index underscored the growing divide in house prices between some attractive major cities on one side, and others that are struggling to draw in buyers on the other.

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Related Words

• back down 
• back off 
• cancel 
• deny 
• disavow 
• disown 
• pull back 
• recant 
• renege 
• renounce 
• repeal 
• repudiate 
• rescind 
• reverse 
• revoke 
• rule out 
• take back 
• withdraw