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verb

past tense of train
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as in focused
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

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as in equipped
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

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“Trained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trained. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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