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- pronunciation:
- ihm
broIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
embroils, embroiling, embroiled |
| definition 1: |
to involve in conflict.
The small nation embroiled its neighbor in a dispute over boundary lines.Don't embroil me in your squabbles!- similar words:
- entangle, tangle
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| definition 2: |
to confuse or complicate.
- similar words:
- complicate, entangle, snarl
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| related words: |
involve |
adverb + (v.)embroil
currently, deeply, soon
(v.)embroil
+ noun
affair,
argument,
attempt,
battle,
brawl,
conflict,
controversy,
corruption,
crisis,
custody,
debate,
discussion,
dispute,
divorce,
fight,
lawsuit,
litigation,
negotiation,
politics,
scandal,
sex,
strife,
turmoil,
war
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| derivations: |
embroiler (n.), embroilment (n.) |
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