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- [dee-treyn]
- /diˈtreɪn/
- /ˌdiː.ˈtreɪn/
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- [dee-treyn]
- /diˈtreɪn/
Definitions of detrain word
- verb detrain to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc 3
- intransitive verb detrain to get off or remove from a railroad train 3
- verb without object detrain to alight from a railway train; arrive by train. 1
- verb without object detrain Meteorology. to transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere (opposed to entrain2 (def 3.)). 1
- noun detrain Leave a train. 1
- verb detrain (Intransitive Verb) (rail transport) To exit from a train; to disembark. 0
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Origin of detrain
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; de- + train
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Parts of speech for Detrain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
detrain popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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detrain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for detrain
verb detrain
- go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
Antonyms for detrain
verb detrain
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- straighten — make straight
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
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