Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mainstream
Participle: mainstreamed
Gerund: mainstreaming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mainstream |
| you | mainstream |
| he;she;it | mainstreams |
| we | mainstream |
| you | mainstream |
| they | mainstream |
Perfect
| I | have mainstreamed |
| you | have mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | has mainstreamed |
| we | have mainstreamed |
| you | have mainstreamed |
| they | have mainstreamed |
Past
| I | mainstreamed |
| you | mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | mainstreamed |
| we | mainstreamed |
| you | mainstreamed |
| they | mainstreamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had mainstreamed |
| you | had mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | had mainstreamed |
| we | had mainstreamed |
| you | had mainstreamed |
| they | had mainstreamed |
Future
| I | will mainstream |
| you | will mainstream |
| he;she;it | will mainstream |
| we | will mainstream |
| you | will mainstream |
| they | will mainstream |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mainstreamed |
| you | will have mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | will have mainstreamed |
| we | will have mainstreamed |
| you | will have mainstreamed |
| they | will have mainstreamed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mainstream |
| you | mainstream |
| he;she;it | mainstream |
| we | mainstream |
| you | mainstream |
| they | mainstream |
Perfect
| I | have mainstreamed |
| you | have mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | have mainstreamed |
| we | have mainstreamed |
| you | have mainstreamed |
| they | have mainstreamed |
Imperfect
| I | mainstreamed |
| you | mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | mainstreamed |
| we | mainstreamed |
| you | mainstreamed |
| they | mainstreamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had mainstreamed |
| you | had mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | had mainstreamed |
| we | had mainstreamed |
| you | had mainstreamed |
| they | had mainstreamed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mainstream |
| you | would mainstream |
| he;she;it | would mainstream |
| we | would mainstream |
| you | would mainstream |
| they | would mainstream |
Perfect
| I | would have mainstreamed |
| you | would have mainstreamed |
| he;she;it | would have mainstreamed |
| we | would have mainstreamed |
| you | would have mainstreamed |
| they | would have mainstreamed |
Imperative
| you | mainstream |
| we | Let's mainstream |
| you | mainstream |
Verbs conjugated like 'mainstream'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mainstream'
instream,
backstream,
distream,
mainstreamize,
mainswear,
maistre,
manspread,
mistreat,
slipstream,
bestream,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
Sample Sentences
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Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream. [2011, Jeff Change, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, page 420:]
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Acknowledging the role X plays in mainstreaming the worst constituencies makes for awkward conversations with those who continue to use it. [2025 May 23, Charlie Warzel, “What Are People Still Doing on X?”, in The Atlantic:]
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In a nonchurch context, we can look more explicitly at formerly New Age practices to see if and how they have mainstreamed. [2013, Catherine L. Albanese, America: Religions and Religion, 5th edition, Boston: Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 262:]
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Despite these beliefs, the decision to send my son to a regular school was not made easily. I didn't know of any child as disabled as he who had been mainstreamed. [1985 April 14, Barbara Gerbasi, “Mainstreaming My Son”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]