embroil

[ em-broil ]

/ ɛmˈbrɔɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.

to throw into confusion; complicate.

Origin of embroil

1595–1605; < Middle French embrouiller, equivalent to em- em-¹ + brouiller to broil²

OTHER WORDS FROM embroil

em·broil·er, noun em·broil·ment, noun un·em·broiled, adjective

Words nearby embroil

embroglio, embroider, embroideress, embroidery, embroidery needle, embroil, embrown, embrue, embry-, embryectomy, embryo

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Since late in 2013, Mark Driscoll has been embroiled in serial controversies.

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Is Scott Walker about to be embroiled in yet another corruption probe?

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The confederate tribes on the eastern coast, were those with which the first settlers were embroiled.

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It is embroiled and precipitated; one wave follows another, and the other takes it up and crashes it by its precipitation.

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His sojourn in London was not altogether pleasant, as he was embroiled in lawsuits with publishers.

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This, with other less important causes, had embroiled him with the Emperor of Russia, whose objects he was thus bent on thwarting.

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That he embroiled the Republic in order to get every thing passed according to his fancy and caprice.

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British Dictionary definitions for embroiled

embroil

/ (ɪmˈbrɔɪl) /

verb (tr)

to involve (a person, oneself, etc) in trouble, conflict, or argument

to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle

Derived forms of embroil

embroiler, noun embroilment, noun

Word Origin for embroil

C17: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse

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