"infotain" meaning in English

See infotain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: infotains [present, singular, third-person], infotaining [participle, present], infotained [participle, past], infotained [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from infotainment. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|infotainment}} Back-formation from infotainment Head templates: {{en-verb}} infotain (third-person singular simple present infotains, present participle infotaining, simple past and past participle infotained)
  1. To inform and entertain.

Inflected forms

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