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entrain2

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtreɪn, ɛn-/

Definition of entrain

verb

[with object]
  • 1(of a current or fluid) incorporate and sweep along in its flow: convection does not entrain liquids very far
  • formal cause or bring about as a consequence: the triumph of a revolution was measured in terms of the social revision it entrained
  • 2 Biology (of a rhythm or something which varies rhythmically) cause (another) gradually to fall into synchronism with it: electrical control is entrained throughout the stomach via adjacent muscle cells

Derivatives

entrainment

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'bring on as a consequence'): from French entraîner, from en- 'in' + traîner 'to drag'

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