draw out
Extend in time
Draw out means to extract or extend something beyond its natural state.
You draw out information by coaxing someone to speak: The interviewer drew out details about her childhood.
A skilled host draws out shy guests, encouraging them to open up.
Draw out also means to prolong: The negotiations were drawn out over months.
Something drawn out takes longer than necessary or expected.
Make longer or larger
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- protractExtend duration unnecessarily
- stretchPull to extend
- sustainKeep something going continuously
delay · postpone · string along · perpetuate · stall · pad · dilate · elongate
Draw out by effort
- obtainCome into possession of
- deriveObtain from a source
- gleanCollect in small increments
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
distill · unearth · dredge up · mine · excavate · bring forth · evoke · educe
extend
Make longer or larger
sustain · delay · postpone · string along · perpetuate · stall · pad · dilate · elongate · expand
elicit
Draw out by effort
siphon · distill · unearth · dredge up · mine · excavate · bring forth · evoke · educe
prompt
Incite to action
- engageActively participate or connect
- open upReveal inner thoughts
- put at easeRelieve worry or tension
loosen up · warm up · lead on · invite · coax · entice · encourage · embolden · chat up · converse
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- bring to lightExpose hidden information
- discloseReveal hidden information
divulge · unveil · lay bare · surface · manifest · air · make known · unmask · confess · admit