Embroil Definition

ĕm-broil
embroiled, embroils
verb
embroiled, embroils
To confuse (affairs, etc.); mix up; muddle.
Webster's New World
To draw into a conflict or fight; involve in trouble.
Webster's New World
To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
American Heritage
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Origin of Embroil

  • French embrouiller en- intensive pref. en–1 brouiller to confuse (from Old French broil2)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French embrouiller.

    From Wiktionary

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