verb
- (v.) ()
- Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
- usage: "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
- Make more sociable.
- usage: "The therapist drew out the shy girl"
- Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning. )
- usage: "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- Remove as if by suction.
- usage: "aspirate the wound"
- Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
- usage: "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
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