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entrain.

To draw (something) along as a current does.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To draw (something) along as a current does.

    transitive
  2. To suspend (small particles) in the current of a fluid.

    transitive
  3. To set up or propagate (a signal), such as an oscillation.

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

    figuratively · transitive
  5. To become trained or conditioned in (a pattern of brain behavior).

    transitive
  6. To draw, induce, or bring about.

    literary · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French entrainer (modern French entraîner /entrainer), from en- + trainer (“to pull, drag”).

verb
  1. To get into or board a railway train.

    intransitive · poetic · transitive
  2. To put aboard a railway train.

    transitive
    to entrain a regiment
Where this word comes from

From en- + train.

noun
  1. Spirit, liveliness, vivacity, drive.

    archaic · countable · transitive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French entrain, a deverbal from entraîner (“to charm, enthuse”) or a derivation from être en train (“to be in a good mood”).

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