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en·train [ in tráyn, en tráyn ] (past and past participle en·trained, present participle en·train·ing, 3rd person present singular en·trains)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. cause to happen: to cause something to happen as a consequence of an action

2. trap in gas or liquid: to draw solid particles, air bubbles, or liquid drops into a moving fluid and carry them along in the flow

[Mid-16th century. < Old French entraîner "drag away" < traîner "drag"]

en·train·ment noun
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