ˈæs.pəɹ.ət ɪˈduːs ɪˈdjuːs ɪˈlɪsɪt ɪˈvəʊk ɪˈvoʊk ɛkˈstɛnd ˈɛkstɹækt pɹoʊˈlɔŋ pɹəʊˈlɒŋ pɹəˈtɹakt pʊl teɪɹ aʊt 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 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 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