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English verb: derail | |||
| 1. | derail (motion) cause to run off the tracks | ||
| Samples | They had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken | ||
| 2. | derail (motion) run off or leave the rails | ||
| Samples | The train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks. | ||
| Synonyms | jump | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
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