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1. Shaped, conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
   "a trained mind"; "trained pigeons"; "well-trained servants"

1. Create by training and teaching
   "The old master is training world-class violinists";
   - develop, prepare, educate
    
2. Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
   "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid";
   - prepare
    
3. Develop (a child's or animal's) behaviour by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
   "Is this dog trained?";
   - discipline, check, condition
    
4. Educate for a future role or function
   "They trained him to be a warrior";
   - prepare, groom
    
5. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   "Train your tastebuds";
   - educate, school, cultivate, civilize, civilise [Brit]
    
6. Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
   "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women";
   - aim, take, take aim, direct
    
7. Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
   "He is training our Olympic team";
   - coach
    
8. Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
   "She is training for the Olympics"
    
9. Cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
   "train the vine"
    
10. Travel by rail or train
    "She trained to Hamburg";
    - rail
     
11. Drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
    "She trained her long scarf behind her";
    - trail

See also: disciplined, drilled, housebroken [N. Amer], house-trained [Brit], pot-trained, potty-trained, toilet-trained

Type of: check, contain, control, curb, develop, down [informal], drag, educate, exercise, fine-tune, hold, hold in, instruct, learn, make grow, mod [informal], moderate, polish, position, read, refine, ride, study, take, teach, work out

Antonym: untrained

Encyclopedia: Trained