derail
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Synonyms: detail, drail, serail, derain, defail, rerail, deral
Antonyms: detail, drail, serail, derain, defail, rerail, deral
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Noun
- {{synonym of|en|derailer}}: A [[device]] placed on [[railway]] [[track]]s in order to cause a [[train]] to [[#Verb|derail]].
- An instance of [[divert]]ing a [[conversation]] or [[debate]] from its original [[topic]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to [[come off]] the [[track]]s.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[come off]] the [[track]]s.
- {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To [[deviate]] from the [[previous]] [[course]] or [[direction]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To cause to [[deviate]] from a set [[course]] or [[direction]].
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