# drafted

Pronunciation: US say "DRAFT-id" /ˈdɹæftɪd/; UK say "DRAHFT-id" /ˈdɹɑːftɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of draft. — simple past and past participle of draft
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of draft. Use this form when talking about something written or chosen earlier.
   - _He drafted the proposal in a single afternoon._
   - _The new recruits were drafted into the army during the war._

## Adjective

2. Required by law to serve in the military rather than enlisting voluntarily. *(US)*
   - Simple: Made to join the armed forces by law instead of choosing to.
   - _Drafted soldiers made up most of the infantry during the war._
   - _He argued that the drafted men deserved the same respect as the volunteers._
3. Having a particular depth of water needed to float, typically described in relative terms such as shallow or deep for a vessel.
   - Simple: Needing a certain depth of water to float, used with words like shallow or deep to describe a boat.
   - _The shallow-drafted ferry crossed the reef without trouble._
   - _Deep-drafted cargo ships must wait for high tide to cross the bar._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/drafted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).