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Definition of draw out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

draw out

phrasal verb
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draw out
  1. to become lighter in the evening as summer gets nearer
    • The days/evenings are drawing out.
draw somebody out
  1. to encourage somebody to talk or express themselves freely
draw something out
  1. to make something last longer than usual or necessary
    • She drew the interview out to over an hour.
    see also long-drawn-out
See draw out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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