was wotd|2007|January|13
English

Etymology
From de- + rail.

Pronunciation
IPA|/d��reɪl/ or /�di��reɪl/
audio|en-us-derail.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪl

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To come off the tracks.

#* The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny.

1. intransitive To deviate from the previous course or direction.

#* The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.

1. transitive To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.

#: The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.

Translations
trans-top|To come off the tracks
Czech: vykolejit
Finnish: suistua raiteilta
German: entgleisen
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trans-bottom

trans-top|To deviate from the previous course or direction
Finnish: suistua raiteilta
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To cause to deviate from a set course or direction
Finnish: suistaa raiteilta
German: zum Entgleisen bringen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English ergative verbs

io:derail
it:derail
ta:derail
vi:derail
zh:derail

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