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Definitions for entrain
ɛnˈtreɪnen·train

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entrainverb

    board a train

Wiktionary

  1. entrainverb

    To get into or board a train.

  2. entrainverb

    To suspend small particles in the current of a fluid.

  3. entrainverb

    To encarriage, to conjoin, to link; as in a series of entities, elements, objects or processes.

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  1. entrain

    Entrain generally means to draw along with or after oneself, to synchronize or adjust oneself, or to transport via a vehicle or carriage. It originates from biological science and physics, where it refers to the synchronization of organisms to an external rhythm or the movement or manipulation of one substance by another. In a broader context, it can be defined as the coordination of actions, emotions, or activities with a group, person, or system.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Entrainverb

    to draw along as a current does; as, water entrained by steam

  2. Entrainverb

    to put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment

  3. Entrainverb

    to go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the station

  4. Etymology: [Pref. en- + train.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Entrain

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

  2. Entrain

    en-trān′, v.t. to draw after. [Fr. entraîner.]

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  1. trannie

  2. teriann

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of entrain in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of entrain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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