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Embroiling

To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.

📖 Definitions of "Embroiling"

verb

1
To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.
"Avoid him. He will embroil you in his fights."
2
To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.

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Word	Definition
tangleverb	(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
sweep upverb	(ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
sweepverb	(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
drag inverb	(transitive) To get into a course of action by forceful means.
dragverb	(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
tanglingverb	A tangled structure.
wrangleverb	(transitive) To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
ensnaredverb	To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
inflamingverb	Tending to arouse strong emotions; tending to inflame.
entanglingverb	That causes entanglement.
pittingverb	The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
enmeshverb	To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
estrangeverb	(transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
miringverb	(transitive) To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
sidesteppingverb	The act of taking a (physical or figurative) sidestep.
roilingverb	The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething.
ensconcingverb	(intransitive or transitive) To settle comfortably.
alienatingverb	Tending to alienate.
extricatingverb	(transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
festeringverb	The condition of something that festers.

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