embroil
11embroil — [[t]ɪmbrɔ͟ɪl[/t]] embroils, embroiling, embroiled VERB If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it. [V n in n] Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.… …
12embroil — verb (transitive usually passive) to involve someone in a difficult situation: embroil sb/sth in: Soon they were embroiled in a fierce argument …
13embroil — transitive verb Etymology: French embrouiller, from Middle French, from en + brouiller to jumble, from Old French brooilier, from Vulgar Latin *brodiculare more at broil Date: 1603 1. to throw into disorder or confusion 2. to involve in conflict… …
14embroil — embroiler, n. embroilment, n. /em broyl /, v.t. 1. to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife. 2. to throw into confusion; complicate. [1595 1605; < MF embrouiller, equiv. to em EM 1 + brouiller to BROIL2] * * * …
15embroil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. complicate, throw into disorder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. entangle, enmesh, disorder, derange; see confuse , entangle . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. disturb, entangle, trouble, mix up, involve …
16embroil — em·broil || ɪm brɔɪl v. involve in conflict, entangle; become entangled in conflict …
17embroil — verb 1》 (often be/become embroiled in) involve deeply in a conflict or difficult situation. 2》 archaic bring into a state of confusion or disorder. Derivatives embroilment noun Origin C17: from Fr. embrouiller to muddle …
18embroil — v. a. 1. Entangle, ensnarl, implicate, commingle, involve. 2. Disturb, perplex, confuse, distract, trouble, disorder, discompose, throw into disorder, bring into difficulty …
19embroil — v 1. trouble, disturb, agitate, vex, rankle, discompose, discommode; rouse, ferment, ruffle, unsettle, upset; estrange, disunite, split up, set at variance or odds, pit one against another, set at sixes and sevens. 2. confuse, perplex, confound,… …
20embroil — em·broil …
