entrain
/ɪnˈtreɪn/
verb
- To cause something to become trapped or carried along in a flow of liquid or air.
- Air bubbles become entrained in the water when you shake a bottle.
- The river can entrain large amounts of sediment during a flood.
- The vacuum cleaner entrains dust particles into its filter.
- To synchronize or align a biological rhythm or process with an external cycle.
- The circadian rhythm can be entrained by regular meal times.
- Exposure to sunlight helps entrain your body's internal clock to a 24-hour day.
- Jet lag occurs when your sleep-wake cycle is not entrained to the local time zone.
- To board a train.
- We entrained early to avoid the rush hour crowd.
- The soldiers entrained at the station and headed to the front.
- Passengers will entrain at platform 9 for the express service.
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