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entrain

[en-treyn]

Origin

verb (used without object)

to go aboard a train.

verb (used with object)

to put aboard a train.

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Origin:
1880–85; en-¹ + train

Related forms

en·train·er, noun

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verb (used with object)

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.

(of a liquid) to trap (bubbles).

Meteorology. to transfer (air) into an organized air current from the surrounding atmosphere (opposed to detrain).

Origin:
1560–70; < Middle French entrainer, equivalent to en- en-¹ + trainer to drag, trail; see train

Related forms

en·train·ment, noun

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entrain¹ (ɪnˈtreɪn)

—vb
	to board or put aboard a train

en'trainment¹

—n

entrain² (ɪnˈtreɪn)

—vb
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

en'trainment²

—n

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Word Origin & History

entrain

1560s, from Fr. entrainer, from en- away + trainer to drag (see train (n.)). Related: Entrained; entrainment. A word in chemistry; the word meaning to get on a locomotive train is from the 1860s.

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