drawn-out

(verb) cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet". Synonyms: draw out.

(verb) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer. Synonyms: prolong, protract, extend, draw out. Examples: "We prolonged our stay." "She extended her visit by another day." "The meeting was drawn out until midnight."

(verb) make more sociable. Synonyms: draw out. Example: "The therapist drew out the shy girl."

(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning). Synonyms: educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out. Example: "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant."

(verb) remove as if by suction. Synonyms: aspirate, draw out, suck out. Example: "Aspirate the wound."

(verb) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense. Synonyms: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out. Examples: "Pull weeds." "Extract a bad tooth." "Take out a splinter." "Extract information from the telegram."

(adj) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted. Synonyms: extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted. Examples: "A drawn-out argument." "An extended discussion." "A lengthy visit from her mother-in-law." "A prolonged and bitter struggle." "Protracted negotiations."

(adj) (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels.