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What does draw on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word draw on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (literally) To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
  2. (also draw upon) To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
  3. To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
  4. To approach, come nearer, as evening.
  5. (transitive) To put on (a garment)
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These two different approaches draw on two separate articles in the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Approaching the texts in a suggestive and allusive manner, they draw on their own poetic experience to elucidate the texts.
He has devised workshops for young people that draw on a range of art forms including music, dance, audio-visual and information technology.
However, these groups generally have to draw on interested persons in your locale or city.
The Prime Minister is having to draw on his last reserves of personal conviction, and convince us that he is levelling with the country.
His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences.

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