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draw on

verb

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1 to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense

Synonyms of draw on

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

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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

Phrases Synonymous with draw on

bring forth, give rise to

Near Antonyms of draw on

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

2 to come near or nearer

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Synonyms of draw on

approach, belly up, close, close in, come up, near, nigh

Words Related to draw on

arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz (up)

creep up, sneak up

adjoin, border, touch, verge

Near Antonyms of draw on

clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out

Antonyms of draw on

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

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