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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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The activities draw on relevant literature that is referenced throughout the book.
He has devised workshops for young people that draw on a range of art forms including music, dance, audio-visual and information technology.
Journal articles usually have abstracts, so you can draw on these for guidance on how to approach this task.
Since then she has studied astrology broadly and now has a wealth of experience to draw on.
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.

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