I. phrasal
1. : to order (as a bank or business firm) to pay out money held to the credit of the drawer
2. : to withdraw (money) from one's account
drew on his savings for the whole amount
3. or draw upon : to use or depend on as a base or as source material : exploit the resources of
she has drawn on her mother's old notebooks for some excellent recipes
drawing on the Bible for authority
II.
intransitive verb
: approach
winter draws on apace
— often used with toward
drawing on toward destruction
transitive verb
1. : to occasion as a consequence : bring on : cause
their folly drew on their disgrace
2. : to lead (one) on : induce
their encouragement drew him on to speak freely
3. : to pull or put on (as clothes)
he drew on his boots