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entrain

1

[ en-treyn ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go aboard a train.


verb (used with object)

  1. to put aboard a train.

entrain

2

[ en-treyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Chemistry. (of a substance, as a vapor) to carry along (a dissimilar substance, as drops of liquid) during a given process, as evaporation or distillation.
  2. (of a liquid) to trap (bubbles).
  3. Meteorology. to transfer (air) into an organized air current from the surrounding atmosphere ( detrain ).

entrain

1

/ ɪnˈtreɪn /

verb

  1. to board or put aboard a train
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

entrain

2

/ ɪnˈtreɪn /

verb

  1. (of a liquid or gas) to carry along (drops of liquid, bubbles, etc), as in certain distillations
  2. to disperse (air bubbles) through concrete in order to increase its resistance to frost
  3. zoology to adjust (an internal rhythm of an organism) so that it synchronizes with an external cycle, such as that of light and dark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • enˈtrainment, noun
  • enˈtrainment, noun
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Other Words From

  • en·trainer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrain1

First recorded in 1880–85; en- 1 + train

Origin of entrain2

First recorded in 1560–70; from Middle French entrainer, equivalent to en- verb prefix + trainer “to drag, trail”; en- 1, train

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