Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb derail

2 senses of derail

Sense 1
derail -- (cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste")
       => sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war")

Sense 2
derail, jump -- (run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")