draw on

draw on

verb

Definition of DRAW ON

intransitive verb

: approach <night draws on>

transitive verb

: bring on, cause

Examples of DRAW ON

1. <the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense>
2. <night draws on, so we should hurry home>

First Known Use of DRAW ON

15th century

Related to DRAW ON

Synonyms

beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Antonyms

back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

Related Words

conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine; begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote; enact, render, turn out

Near Antonyms

impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress; arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench