Definition of Embroil
Em`broil´
v. t.
1.
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
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Embroiled
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Embroiling
.]
The
royal
house
embroiled
in
civil
war
.
- Dryden.
2.
To
implicate
in
confusion
;
to
complicate
;
to
jumble
.
The
Christian
antiquities
at
Rome
. . .
are
so
embroiled
with
able
and
legend
.
- Addison.
n.
1.
See
Embroilment
.
Related Words
drag
,
drag
in
,
embroilment
,
imbroglio
,
involve
,
sweep
,
sweep
up
,
tangle
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