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Meanings of draw out in English

Portuguese
sacar

Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.

        sacar
        Catalan
        extraure
        Spanish
        sacar

        Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

              extraure
              Portuguese
              extender
              Catalan
              estendre's
              Spanish
              alargar

              Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.

                    extender

                    Remove as if by suction.

                          Usage of draw out in English
                          1
                          They could draw out whatever reinforcements were available on a minute-by-minute basis.
                          Anthill: a novel
                          2
                          Her shaking fingers could hardly draw out the watch in her belt.
                          Marcella
                          3
                          I let it draw out on purpose, to force him to speak.
                          Voices in the dark
                          4
                          Of course the shooting of last night would draw out the natives.
                          The Boy Scout Camera Club; Or, the Confession of a Photograph
                          5
                          That is the only comfort we can draw out of the affair.
                          The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II
                          6
                          I guarantee that I could draw out quite another sentiment in Baden.
                          Socialism As It Is / A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Mo...
                          7
                          Cover with a weight to draw out juice; let stand one hour.
                          The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
                          8
                          You go down to the public library and draw out some books.
                          The Door Into Summer
                          9
                          To educate means to draw out as well as to instil in.
                          The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Ch...
                          10
                          I tend not to draw out the best qualities in my bosses.
                          Man in the Middle
                          11
                          I will send Felix to the bank and draw out sixteen hundred.
                          Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
                          12
                          It would pay better to draw out the urine from farm animals.
                          Talks on Manures / A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Betw...
                          13
                          He sought to draw out her mind, unaware to herself; he succeeded.
                          What Will He Do with It? — Volume 12
                          14
                          He'd suggested they draw out their adversary by using Evie as bait.
                          Destined to last
                          15
                          Garbus also drew on the album's dub aspects to draw out differences.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          I saw him draw out performances that were master classes in immersion.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Translations for draw out
                          Draw out through the time
                          Draw out across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common