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called up
| Main Entry: |
inducted
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conscripted |
| Synonyms: | called up, drafted, initiated |
| Main Entry: | recruited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inducted |
| Synonyms: | called up, enlisted, initiated |
| Main Entry: | requested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | called for |
| Synonyms: | asked for, called up, paged, sought out, summoned |
| Main Entry: | summoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | called for |
| Synonyms: | called up, notified, paged, requested, wanted |
| Main Entry: | activate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate something; start a function |
| Synonyms: | actify, actuate, arouse, call up, energize, impel, mobilize, motivate, move, prompt, propel, rouse, set in motion, start, stimulate, stir, switch on, take out of mothballs, trigger, turn on |
| Notes: | when something is activated, it is made active; when something is actuated, it is moved to take action (or produce a consequence) to actuate is a general word meaning 'to set working' and has more to do with mechanical action - while activate is used mainly in scientific expressions |
| Antonyms: | arrest, stop |
| Main Entry: | draft |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for military force |
| Synonyms: | call up, choose, conscribe, conscript, dragoon, enlist, enroll, impress, indite, induct, muster, press, recruit, sign on, sign up |
| Notes: | wind moves horizontally, while a draft moves vertically |
| Main Entry: | enlist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for responsibility |
| Synonyms: | admit, appoint, assign, attract, call to arms, call up, conscribe, conscript, draft, embody, employ, engage, enroll, enter, enter into, gather, get, hire, hitch, incorporate, induct, initiate, inscribe, interest, join, join up, levy, list, mobilize, muster, oblige, obtain, place, press into service, procure, record, recruit, register, reserve, secure, serve, sign on, take on, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, shun |
| Main Entry: | enroll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for membership |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, become student, call up, employ, engage, enlist, enter, join, join up, matriculate, muster, obtain, recruit, register, serve, sign on, subscribe, take course, take on |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, ignore, pass, reject |
| Main Entry: | levy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assess, impose |
| Synonyms: | call, call up, charge, collect, demand, exact, extort, gather, lay on, place, put on, raise, set, summon, tax, wrest, wring |
| Notes: | a levee is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea, while a levy is a charge or tax imposed and collected |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, veto |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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