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(en trān′, in-)

transitive verb

to put (troops, etc.) aboard a train

Origin: coined after embark

intransitive verb

to go aboard a train

transitive verb

Rare to drag along after oneself
Chem. to suspend (a liquid in the form of fine droplets) in a vapor, so that the vapor will carry the liquid away, as during distillation or evaporation

Origin: < Fr entraïner < en- (< L inde), away + trainer, to drag < OFr trahiner: see train

Related Forms:

entrainment noun

See entrain in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb en·trained, en·train·ing, en·trains

To pull or draw along after itself.
Chemistry To carry (suspended particles, for example) along in a current.

Origin:

Origin: French entrainer

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : en-, in; see en-¹

Origin: + trainer, to drag; see train

Related Forms:

en·trainˈer noun

en·trainˈment noun

verb en·trained, en·train·ing, en·trains

verb, intransitive

To go aboard a train.

verb, transitive

To put aboard a train.

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