entrain

¹ American  

[en-treyn] / ɛnˈtreɪn /

verb (used without object)

1. to go aboard a train.

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verb (used with object)

1. to put aboard a train.

entrain ² American  

[en-treyn] / ɛnˈtreɪn /

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 (opposed to detrain).

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entrain ¹ British  

/ 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

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entrain ² British  

/ ɪnˈtreɪn /

verb

1. to board or put aboard a train

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Other Word Forms

• entrainer
  noun
• entrainment
  noun

Etymology

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”; see en- ¹, train

Example Sentences

Entrain them on the other side of the yard, and I will have the waggon attached to the train quietly as soon as you have got them in.

From With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Entrain, en-trān′, v.t. to put into a railway train, esp. used of troops.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Related Words

• catch
• climb on
• enter
• get on
• hop on