crosstrain
verb (used with object)
1.
to train (a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, jobs, etc.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of an athlete) to train in more than one sport.
3.
to learn different, usually related, tasks, skills, jobs, etc.
Origin:
1980–85
1980–85
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