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Meaning of 'embroil' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embroil [ n.]
- See Embroilment.
2 . Embroil [ v. t.]
- To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife.
- To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.

Meaning of 'embroil' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embroil [ v]
Meaning (1):
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Example in sentence:
  • don't drag me into this business;
  • They were swept up by the events

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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