Embroil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . any step that may embroil us with Great Britain” ( Alexander Hamilton).
  • v. To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.
  • n. See embroilment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To broil; burn.
  • To mix up or entangle; intermix confusedly; involve.
  • To involve in contention or trouble by discord; disturb; distract.
  • n. Perplexity; confusion; embarrassment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
  • Verb Form
    embroiled    embroiling    embroils   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    involve   
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trouble    entangle    implicate    disorder    perplex    distract    commingle    disturb    complicate    jumble   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boyle    Doyle    Hoyle    boil    broil    coil    foil    foyle    moyle    oil   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts