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[ verb ] cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet."
Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)She tried to find some way to draw him out , to help him . Related terms |
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[ verb ] lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Examples : "We prolonged our stay" "She extended her visit by another day" "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" Used in print (Frank Murphy, "New Southern Fiction: Urban or Ag...)Modern writers , who are supposed to keep their fingers firmly upon the pulse of their subjects , insist upon drawing_out this legend , prolonging its burial , when it well deserves a rest after the overexploitation of the past century . Related terms lengthen spin temporize extend carry prolongation lengthiness extension |
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[ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Examples "pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram" Related terms |
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