DISENTRAIN

Etymology

Verb

disentrain (third-person singular simple present disentrains, present participle disentraining, simple past and past participle disentrained)

To disembark from a train.

To precipitate out of a flowing current.

To disrupt an organism's circadian rhythm so that it is not aligned with its environment.

(more generally) To disrupt a body's homeostatic patterns.

(neurobiology) To extinguish a conditioned association.

Source: Wiktionary



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