entrain

Definition of Entrain in English :

1. entrain

board a train

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Entrain

verb

to board or put aboard a train

verb (transitive)

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

verb transitive

1.

to put (troops, etc.) aboard a train

verb intransitive

2.

to go aboard a train

verb transitive

1. Rare

to drag along after oneself

2. Chemistry

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

tr.v. en·trained, en·train·ing, en·trains

1. To pull or draw along after itself.

2. Chemistry To carry (suspended particles, for example) along in a current or into the vapor phase.

v. en·trained, en·train·ing, en·trains

v.intr.

To go aboard a train.

v.tr.

To put aboard a train.