draw out

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

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]

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

Example Sentences

Though human animators will draw out the characters to certain specifications, OpenAI’s tools will be used to interpret those as storyboards and frames.

From Los Angeles Times

“With his unconventional frankness and tenderness, he drew out people’s hidden qualities.”

From Los Angeles Times

I was a middle-class kid from New Jersey, but like a poultice, this ancient, colonized country drew out an answering difference from my bones.

From Salon

The play draws out the distinctiveness of the grandparents by ratcheting up their zingy eccentricities.

From Los Angeles Times

This draws out their juices and builds the base of your dressing.

From Salon

Related Words

• drag out www.thesaurus.com
• elongate 
• protract