train

1 to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness

has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

Synonyms of train

condition, season

Words Related to train

fit, habilitate, prepare, ready

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, break in, orient, orientate, shape

accustom, familiarize, habituate, naturalize

fortify, harden, inure, season, shape up, steel, strengthen, toughen

Antonyms of train

decondition

2 to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

will train the students in good study habits

Synonyms of train

educate, indoctrinate, instruct, lesson, school, teach, tutor

Words Related to train

coach, mentor

drill, fit, ground, habilitate, prepare, prime, qualify

direct, guide, lead, rear

catechize, lecture, moralize, preach

implant, inculcate, instill (also instil)

homeschool

edify, enlighten

brief, familiarize, impart (to), inform, verse

initiate, introduce, show

reeducate, reschool, reteach, retrain

3 to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game

Synonyms of train

center, concentrate, fasten, focus, rivet

Words Related to train

aim, direct, home (in on), hone in (on), level, nail, point, set, zero (in on)

attend, heed, mind

fixate (on), obsess (over)

refocus

4 to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye

Synonyms of train

aim, bend, cast, direct, head, hold, level, pinpoint, set

Words Related to train

sight

bear, face

concentrate, focus

incline, orient, steer

Near Antonyms of train

avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack

5 to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits

Synonyms of train

equip, fit, prepare, qualify, ready, season

Words Related to train

accustom, adapt, adjust, condition, groom, habituate, shape, tailor

authorize, entitle

empower, enable

educate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, teach, tutor

Synonyms and Antonyms of train

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