embroil
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Verb
embroiling, present participle; embroiled, past tense; embroils, 3rd person singular present; embroiled, past participle;
/emˈbroil/,
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embroiling, present participle; embroiled, past tense; embroils, 3rd person singular present; embroiled, past participle;
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Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation
- - she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew
- - the movie's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner
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Bring into a state of confusion or disorder
Web Definitions:
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
- (embroiled) deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs"
- (embroilment) imbroglio: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
- To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved
- to draw into a conflict or fight; involve in trouble.
- ( m-broil ) tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . any step that may embroil us with Great Britain" Alexander Hamilton.