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Derail

To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive.

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Broader term 8

Counteract 76% connected

To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract g…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Countermine 76% connected

An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Subvert 76% connected

To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Undermine 76% connected

To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to u…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derailment 74% connected

The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Derailment 74% connected

The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Jump 92% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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