draw out

Verb

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  • pull weeds
    
  • extract a bad tooth
    
  • take out a splinter
    
  • extract information from the telegram
    

• remove as if by suction
  • aspirate the wound
    

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  • We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
    

• make more sociable
  • The therapist drew out the shy girl
    

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  • We prolonged our stay
    
  • She extended her visit by another day
    
  • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
    

• cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  extract , pull out , pull , pull up , take out , aspirate , suck out , educe , evoke , elicit , prolong , protract , extend