Antonyms for drafted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : draft, drahft |
| Phonetic Transcription : dræft, drɑft |
Definition of drafted
Origin :- c.1500, spelling variant of draught (q.v.) to reflect change in pronunciation. Among the senses that have gone with this form of the word in American English, the meaning "rough copy of a writing" (something "drawn") is attested from 14c.; that of "preliminary sketch from which a final copy is made" is from 1520s; that of "flow of a current of air" is from c.1770. Of beer from the 1830s, in reference to the method of "drawing" it from the cask. Sense in bank draft is from 1745. The meaning "a drawing off a group for special duty" is from 1703, in U.S. especially of military service; the verb in this sense first recorded 1714. Related: Drafted; drafting.
- verb formulate
- verb select for military force
- Go out with his ball on the common—and you have drafted a child at his play!
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- As soon as it is drafted, I will make copies for America and Paris.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
- You knew they'd drafted my boy and you wanted to make sure he didn't get clear.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Two troops of dragoons were drafted at once on the same day into the capital.
- Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask
- Investigation, comparison, and reflection are then drafted for a solution.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- He drafted papers which were, one after the other, adopted by the Massachusetts Assembly.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- Good God, sir, can't you realise that any day now you may be drafted?
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- The best talent in America was drafted into the service of the several States.
- Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
- I've drafted this out for Mr. Jerrold, if you'll just look at it.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- The next day, he drafted Izzy and Gordon for a trip outside the dome.
- Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
Synonyms for drafted
- adumbrate
- block out
- call up
- characterize
- choose
- compose
- concoct
- conscribe
- conscript
- contrive
- delineate
- design
- devise
- dragoon
- draw
- draw up
- enlist
- enroll
- fabricate
- fashion
- forge
- form
- frame
- impress
- indite
- induct
- invent
- make
- manufacture
- muster
- outline
- plan
- prepare
- press
- project
- recruit
- rough
- shape
- sign on
- sign up
- skeleton
- sketch
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