derail

== English == === Etymology === From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- +‎ rail. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/, /ˌdiːˈɹeɪ.əl/ Rhymes: -eɪl === Noun === derail (plural derails) Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === derail (third-person singular simple present derails, present participle derailing, simple past and past participle derailed) (transitive) To cause to come off the tracks. (intransitive) To come off the tracks. (intransitive, figurative) To deviate from the previous course or direction. (transitive, figurative) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:derail. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: direilio ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Adriel, Dariel, Lérida, dialer, earlid, laired, railed, re-laid, redial, relaid