Antonyms for entrain

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-treyn

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtreɪn

Definition of entrain

Origin : "to draw along," 1560s, from French entrainer (12c.), from en- "away" (see en- (1)) + trainer "to drag" (see train (n.)). Related: Entrained; entrainment. A word in chemistry; the word meaning "to get on a locomotive train" is a native formation from the 1860s.

As in board : verb embark on vehicle
As in embark : verb get on transportation object
As in get on : verb mount

Example sentences :

In reply to this the Russians were ordered to at once entrain.
Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

The frills are now all over and it is get ready to entrain and cross over to France.
Extract from : « The Red Watch » by J. A. Currie

Eventually, on the 8th, orders were received to entrain the next day.
Extract from : « Short History of the London Rifle Brigade » by Unknown

"Let them entrain with our boys, sir," suggested the kindly Anzac major.
Extract from : « A Lively Bit of the Front » by Percy F. Westerman

He found to his disappointment that only by returning to Madras could he entrain for Beypore.
Extract from : « A Bottle in the Smoke » by Milne Rae

Our heavy baggage had arrived from Sokode, and all was ready to entrain.
Extract from : « A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland » by Meg Gehrts

The bugle calls us to entrain, and the doors are thrown open.
Extract from : « The Human Slaughter-House » by Wilhelm Lamszus

And the next day the Division began to entrain for Bordeaux.
Extract from : « A "Y Girl in France » by Katherine Shortall

Nobody came to the hotel to inform them when the unit was to entrain.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross » by Alice B. Emerson

That night they had to march seven miles to entrain for the railroad nearest to Ypres.
Extract from : « Now It Can Be Told » by Philip Gibbs

Synonyms for entrain

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