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de·rail
(dē-rāl′)intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails
1. To run or cause to run off the rails.
2. To come or bring to a sudden halt: a campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration.
[French dérailler : dé-, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + rail, rail (from English; see rail1).]
de·rail′ment n.
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derail
(dɪˈreɪl)vb
(Railways) to go or cause to go off the rails, as a train, tram, etc
n
(Railways) chiefly Also called: derailer US a device designed to make rolling stock or locomotives leave the rails to avoid a collision or accident
deˈrailment n
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de•rail
(diˈreɪl)v.t.
1. to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
2. to cause to be deflected from a purpose or direction, permanently or temporarily: A skiing accident derailed her dancing career.
v.i. 3. to run off the rails of a track.
4. to become derailed; go astray.
de•rail′ment, n.
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derail
Past participle: derailed
Gerund: derailing
| Imperative |
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| derail |
| derail |
| Present |
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| I derail |
| you derail |
| he/she/it derails |
| we derail |
| you derail |
| they derail |
| Preterite |
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| I derailed |
| you derailed |
| he/she/it derailed |
| we derailed |
| you derailed |
| they derailed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am derailing |
| you are derailing |
| he/she/it is derailing |
| we are derailing |
| you are derailing |
| they are derailing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have derailed |
| you have derailed |
| he/she/it has derailed |
| we have derailed |
| you have derailed |
| they have derailed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was derailing |
| you were derailing |
| he/she/it was derailing |
| we were derailing |
| you were derailing |
| they were derailing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had derailed |
| you had derailed |
| he/she/it had derailed |
| we had derailed |
| you had derailed |
| they had derailed |
| Future |
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| I will derail |
| you will derail |
| he/she/it will derail |
| we will derail |
| you will derail |
| they will derail |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have derailed |
| you will have derailed |
| he/she/it will have derailed |
| we will have derailed |
| you will have derailed |
| they will have derailed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be derailing |
| you will be derailing |
| he/she/it will be derailing |
| we will be derailing |
| you will be derailing |
| they will be derailing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been derailing |
| you have been derailing |
| he/she/it has been derailing |
| we have been derailing |
| you have been derailing |
| they have been derailing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been derailing |
| you will have been derailing |
| he/she/it will have been derailing |
| we will have been derailing |
| you will have been derailing |
| they will have been derailing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been derailing |
| you had been derailing |
| he/she/it had been derailing |
| we had been derailing |
| you had been derailing |
| they had been derailing |
| Conditional |
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| I would derail |
| you would derail |
| he/she/it would derail |
| we would derail |
| you would derail |
| they would derail |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have derailed |
| you would have derailed |
| he/she/it would have derailed |
| we would have derailed |
| you would have derailed |
| they would have derailed |
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Verb 1. derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"
countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken, subvert, counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
2. derail - run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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derail
verb prevent, stop, block, check, frustrate, hamper, foil, inhibit, avert, thwart, obstruct, impede, forestall, nip in the bud a fear that any reform could be derailed by hard-liners
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derail
vt → zum Entgleisen bringen, entgleisen lassen ; (fig) plan, negotiations → scheitern lassen ; to be derailed → entgleisen
vi → entgleisen
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