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embroil

(ɪmbrɔɪl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense embroils, present participle embroiling, past tense, past participle embroiled
verb
If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it.
Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting. [VERB noun + in]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: involve, complicate, mix up, implicate More Synonyms of embroil

embroil in British English

(ɪmˈbrɔɪl)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to involve (a person, oneself, etc) in trouble, conflict, or argument
2. 
to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle
Derived forms
embroiler (emˈbroiler)
noun
embroilment (emˈbroilment)
noun
Word origin
C17: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse

embroil in American English

(ɛmˈbrɔɪl; ɪmˈbrɔɪl)
verb transitive
1. 
to confuse (affairs, etc.); mix up; muddle
2. 
to draw into a conflict or fight; involve in trouble
Derived forms
embroilment (emˈbroilment)
noun
Word origin
Fr embrouiller: see en-1 & broil2

Examples of 'embroil' in a sentence
embroil

Trust has been eroded by the fact that she has been embroiled in one scandal after another.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The bailed-out lender was arguably more deeply embroiled in the scandal than its Germanrival.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He had barely taken his place when he was embroiled in a row with an opponent.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The default risks are particularly serious for governments that are deeply embroiled in the banking crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He established standards that were remembered with nostalgia when a couple of his successors became embroiled in scandal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Most of them offer us poor deals and some are still embroiled in scandals involving tax avoidance or price fixing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
United meanwhile need to remember that they have too much class to get embroiled ina fight and lose their rags.
The Sun (2008)
If peacekeepers are deployed before peace is established they risk becoming fatally embroiled in the conflict and exploited by the warring factions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But memory can also play tricks with perspective, because you are distanced from some lines of argument and embroiled still in others.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
Too often, advisers have become embroiled in mis-selling scandals.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One of Britain's largest employers groups is embroiled in a row over the election of its new leader.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The brothers got embroiled in a fight - I am not sure what happened.
The Sun (2014)
(verb) 
Definition
to involve (oneself or another person) in problems or difficulties
Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting.
Synonyms
involve
I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand.
complicate
Don't complicate matters by getting others involved.
mix up
implicate
He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her.
entangle
Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months.
mire
The minister still remains mired in the controversy of his lies to Parliament.
ensnare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
encumber
enmesh
She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of complicate
Definition
to make or become complex or difficult to deal with
Don't complicate matters by getting others involved.
Synonyms
make difficult,
confuse,
muddle,
embroil,
entangle,
make intricate,
involve
in the sense of enmesh
She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.
Synonyms
entangle,
involve,
catch,
net,
trap,
tangle,
implicate,
snarl,
embroil,
snare,
incriminate,
ensnare,
trammel
in the sense of ensnare
Definition
to catch (an animal) in a snare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
Synonyms
trap,
catch,
capture,
seize,
snarl,
embroil,
net,
snare,
entangle,
entrap,
enmesh

Nearby words of
embroil

  • embrace
  • embroider
  • embroidery
  • embroil
  • embroiled
  • embryo
  • embryonic

Synonyms of 'embroil'

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