† embroiln.

Forms: Also imbroil(e.

Etymology: < embroil v.² Compare Spanish embrollo , Italian imbroglio : see imbroglio n.

Obsolete.

a. A state of entanglement or confusion; a disturbance, uproar.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > a disturbance or riot

stormOE

disturbance1297

disturblancec1330

riota1393

disturbation1529

ruffle1534

upstir1549

tumult1560

embroilment1609

hubbuba1625

embroil1636

ruction1809

uproaring1827

1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavel Disc. Livy II. 510 Before such imbroiles, few of the citizens of Venice could foresee the danger.

1700 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks III. 550 Impossible for any Embroils..for ever after to arise in the Lesser Asia.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §14 37 Any Imbroil or Concussion of the Public.

1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Antiquities 120/2 During these embroils, the god..stole off.

b. A quarrel.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > a quarrel

controversy1448

tencion?1473

brulyie1531

pique1532

feudc1565

quarrel1566

jar1583

controverse1596

brack1600

outcast1620

rixation1623

controversarya1635

simultya1637

outfall1647

outfallingc1650

controversion1658

démêlé1661

embroilment1667

strut1677

risse1684

rubber1688

fray1702

brulyiement1718

fallout1725

tossa1732

embroil1742

ding-dong?1760

pilget1777

fratch1805

spar1836

splutter1838

bust-up1842

whid1847

chip1854

kass-kass1873

wap1887

run-in1894

go-round1898

blue1943

hassle1945

square-up?1949

ruck1958

1742 H. Walpole Let. 6 May in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 142 As to your embroil with Richcourt, I condemn you excessively.

2. Mental disturbance, ‘worry’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [noun]

troublec1230

troublingc1340

troublancec1400

troublement1484

fretting1526

maceration1616

troubledness1631

heartburn1747

bother1761

embroil1799

worry1804

worrit1818

botherment1821

worriment1833

worriting1845

1799 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 107 Never let such a thought come into your head, which was never more wanted to be clear from embroils than at this moment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

† embroilv.¹

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + broil v.¹

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To set on fire, burn up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)]

burna1000

forburnOE

forswealc1000

swealc1000

to burn upc1175

forswithea1250

to-brenna1300

singea1400

scorchc1475

combust1483

combure1570

toast1577

flame1582

embroil1667

flagrate1756

underburn1841

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xiv. 216 That knowledge for which we..rifle God's cabinet, should like the Coal from the Altar, serve only to embroil and consume the sacrilegious invaders.

Derivatives

emˈbroiling adj.

ΚΠ

1726 J. Thomson Winter (ed. 2) 42 Wisely regardful of th' embroiling Sky.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

embroilv.²

Brit.

/ɪmˈbrɔɪl/,

/ɛmˈbrɔɪl/, U.S.

/əmˈbrɔɪl/,

/ɛmˈbrɔɪl/

Forms: Also 1600s enbroile, embroyle, 1500s–1600s imbroyle, 1500s–1700s imbroil.

Etymology: < French embrouiller = Spanish embrollar , Italian imbrogliare ; compare en- prefix¹ and broil n.¹, broil v.²

1. transitive. To bring (affairs, etc.) into a state of confusion or disorder; to confuse, render unintelligible (a story).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > confuse or disorder [verb (transitive)]

disparplea1400

rufflea1400

mingle-mangle1549

confound1553

jumblea1575

barbulye1588

Babelize1600

embroil1603

puddlea1616

confuse1630

jargogle1692

mishmash1694

to make a mull of1821

inturbidatea1834

bedevil1844

to ball up1884

jazz1914

scramble1927

balls1947

1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. G5^v These pretended proportions of words..embroyle our vnderstanding.

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) v. xlvii. 125 One mans Cause, shall all the rest imbroyle.

1656 A. Cowley Pindaric Odes (1669) 16 (note) 2 The mention of his Brother Iphiclus..would but embroil the story.

1692 J. Dryden All for Love (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. A^v Your Enemies had so embroyl'd the management of your Office, that etc.

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 301 The former..are so embroil'd with Fable and Legend.

1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. iii. 61 Having embroiled every thing in which you are concerned.

2. To throw into uproar or tumult.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > throw into commotion or disorder [verb (transitive)]

stirc950

disturbc1290

troublec1330

turmoil1530

to set cock on the hoopa1549

garboil1572

blend1594

irrequiate1598

storm1609

uproara1616

embroil1619

dissettle1631

unsettle1651

hurly-burly1678

unhinge1679

disrest1726

commote1852

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > political unrest > politically unsettle [verb (transitive)] > cause or throw into tumult

toss1552

to set in broil1577

embroil1619

convulse1796

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. (1636) 67 The tyrannie of the Decemuirs embroiled the citie the second time.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 966 Tumult and Confusion all imbroild .

1698 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus I. i. v. 54 The many Wars wherewith his [sc. David's] Reign was embroiled.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 242 Tumultuous waves embroil'd the bellowing flood.

1726 J. Thomson Winter 14 More to embroil the Deep.

3. To involve or entangle in dissension or hostility with (any one); to bring into a state of discord or disunion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > show hostility to [verb (transitive)] > make hostile

embroil1610

commit1616

hostilize1794

1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie (1632) 17 Or had his body been imbroyl'd alone In fierce assault.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §89. 350 They..with delight enbroile themselves therein [warre].

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 7 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Emperour..intending to imbroyle Theodatus and the Goths.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. iii. 188 Warres have been wag'd, and Nations embroyl'd in blood one against another.

1680 R. Ferguson Let. to Person of Honour in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 84 [They] embroiled him with the House of Commons.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 175 What, and imbroil myself with a Man of the 'Squire's Power and Fortune.

1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. vi. 300 To be embroiled in controversy.

1865 C. Dickens Let. 30 Nov. (1999) XI. 114 If the Americans don't embroil us in a war.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1636

v.¹1667

v.²1603

单词	embroil
释义	† embroiln. Forms: Also imbroil(e. Etymology: < embroil v.² Compare Spanish embrollo , Italian imbroglio : see imbroglio n. Obsolete. 1. a. A state of entanglement or confusion; a disturbance, uproar. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > a disturbance or riot stormOE disturbance1297 disturblancec1330 riota1393 disturbation1529 ruffle1534 upstir1549 tumult1560 embroilment1609 hubbuba1625 embroil1636 ruction1809 uproaring1827 1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavel Disc. Livy II. 510 Before such imbroiles, few of the citizens of Venice could foresee the danger. 1700 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks III. 550 Impossible for any Embroils..for ever after to arise in the Lesser Asia. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §14 37 Any Imbroil or Concussion of the Public. 1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Antiquities 120/2 During these embroils, the god..stole off. b. A quarrel. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > a quarrel controversy1448 tencion?1473 brulyie1531 pique1532 feudc1565 quarrel1566 jar1583 controverse1596 brack1600 outcast1620 rixation1623 controversarya1635 simultya1637 outfall1647 outfallingc1650 controversion1658 démêlé1661 embroilment1667 strut1677 risse1684 rubber1688 fray1702 brulyiement1718 fallout1725 tossa1732 embroil1742 ding-dong?1760 pilget1777 fratch1805 spar1836 splutter1838 bust-up1842 whid1847 chip1854 kass-kass1873 wap1887 run-in1894 go-round1898 blue1943 hassle1945 square-up?1949 ruck1958 1742 H. Walpole Let. 6 May in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 142 As to your embroil with Richcourt, I condemn you excessively. 2. Mental disturbance, ‘worry’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [noun] troublec1230 troublingc1340 troublancec1400 troublement1484 fretting1526 maceration1616 troubledness1631 heartburn1747 bother1761 embroil1799 worry1804 worrit1818 botherment1821 worriment1833 worriting1845 1799 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 107 Never let such a thought come into your head, which was never more wanted to be clear from embroils than at this moment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † embroilv.¹ Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + broil v.¹ Obsolete. rare. transitive. To set on fire, burn up. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] burna1000 forburnOE forswealc1000 swealc1000 to burn upc1175 forswithea1250 to-brenna1300 singea1400 scorchc1475 combust1483 combure1570 toast1577 flame1582 embroil1667 flagrate1756 underburn1841 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xiv. 216 That knowledge for which we..rifle God's cabinet, should like the Coal from the Altar, serve only to embroil and consume the sacrilegious invaders. Derivatives emˈbroiling adj. ΚΠ 1726 J. Thomson Winter (ed. 2) 42 Wisely regardful of th' embroiling Sky. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). embroilv.² Brit. /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/, /ɛmˈbrɔɪl/, U.S. /əmˈbrɔɪl/, /ɛmˈbrɔɪl/ Forms: Also 1600s enbroile, embroyle, 1500s–1600s imbroyle, 1500s–1700s imbroil. Etymology: < French embrouiller = Spanish embrollar , Italian imbrogliare ; compare en- prefix¹ and broil n.¹, broil v.² 1. transitive. To bring (affairs, etc.) into a state of confusion or disorder; to confuse, render unintelligible (a story). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > confuse or disorder [verb (transitive)] disparplea1400 rufflea1400 mingle-mangle1549 confound1553 jumblea1575 barbulye1588 Babelize1600 embroil1603 puddlea1616 confuse1630 jargogle1692 mishmash1694 to make a mull of1821 inturbidatea1834 bedevil1844 to ball up1884 jazz1914 scramble1927 balls1947 1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. G5^v These pretended proportions of words..embroyle our vnderstanding. 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) v. xlvii. 125 One mans Cause, shall all the rest imbroyle. 1656 A. Cowley Pindaric Odes (1669) 16 (note) 2 The mention of his Brother Iphiclus..would but embroil the story. 1692 J. Dryden All for Love (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. A^v Your Enemies had so embroyl'd the management of your Office, that etc. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 301 The former..are so embroil'd with Fable and Legend. 1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. iii. 61 Having embroiled every thing in which you are concerned. 2. To throw into uproar or tumult. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > throw into commotion or disorder [verb (transitive)] stirc950 disturbc1290 troublec1330 turmoil1530 to set cock on the hoopa1549 garboil1572 blend1594 irrequiate1598 storm1609 uproara1616 embroil1619 dissettle1631 unsettle1651 hurly-burly1678 unhinge1679 disrest1726 commote1852 society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > political unrest > politically unsettle [verb (transitive)] > cause or throw into tumult toss1552 to set in broil1577 embroil1619 convulse1796 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. (1636) 67 The tyrannie of the Decemuirs embroiled the citie the second time. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 966 Tumult and Confusion all imbroild . View more context for this quotation 1698 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus I. i. v. 54 The many Wars wherewith his [sc. David's] Reign was embroiled. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 242 Tumultuous waves embroil'd the bellowing flood. 1726 J. Thomson Winter 14 More to embroil the Deep. 3. To involve or entangle in dissension or hostility with (any one); to bring into a state of discord or disunion. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > show hostility to [verb (transitive)] > make hostile embroil1610 commit1616 hostilize1794 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie (1632) 17 Or had his body been imbroyl'd alone In fierce assault. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §89. 350 They..with delight enbroile themselves therein [warre]. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 7 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Emperour..intending to imbroyle Theodatus and the Goths. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. iii. 188 Warres have been wag'd, and Nations embroyl'd in blood one against another. 1680 R. Ferguson Let. to Person of Honour in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 84 [They] embroiled him with the House of Commons. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 175 What, and imbroil myself with a Man of the 'Squire's Power and Fortune. 1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. vi. 300 To be embroiled in controversy. 1865 C. Dickens Let. 30 Nov. (1999) XI. 114 If the Americans don't embroil us in a war. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1636v.¹1667v.²1603
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† embroiln.

† embroilv.1

Derivatives

embroilv.2

† embroilv.¹

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