draw out

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

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”

make more sociable

• “The therapist drew out the shy girl”

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”

draw or pull out, 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”