draw up
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle up
Meanings
Compose or formulate
Why “up”? A new thing appears or is made.
“The lawyer drew up the contract.”
“The committee drew up new safety rules.”
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Draw up means compose or formulate. Draw out means encourage a shy person to talk more.
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draw out
A contrast learners often mix up
Encourage a shy person to talk more
build up
Same up pattern: making
Gradually increase in amount, strength or intensity; Develop or strengthen something over time; Make someone or something seem more important or impressive than they are; Encourage or strengthen someone emotionally; Create momentum towards a moment or event
conjure up
Same up pattern: making
Invent as if by magic
cook up
Same up pattern: making
Devise (often something dubious)
dream up
Same up pattern: making
Invent imaginatively
make up
Same up pattern: making
Invent or fabricate
mix up
Same up pattern: making
Combine ingredients into something new
note up
Same up pattern: making
Write detailed notes on a text, often in the margins
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