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embroil
em·broil E0106900 (ĕm-broil′)tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid ... any step that may embroil us with Great Britain" (Alexander Hamilton).2. To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
[French embrouiller : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + brouiller, to confuse (from Old French; see broil2).]
em·broil′ment n.embroil (ɪmˈbrɔɪl) vb (tr) 1. to involve (a person, oneself, etc) in trouble, conflict, or argument2. to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle[C17: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse] emˈbroiler n emˈbroilment nem•broil (ɛmˈbrɔɪl)
v.t. 1. to involve in conflict. 2. to throw into confusion. [1595–1605; < Middle French embrouiller=em- em-1 + brouiller to broil2] em•broil′er, n. em•broil′ment, n. embroil
Past participle: embroiled
Gerund: embroiling
| Present |
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| I embroil | | you embroil | | he/she/it embroils | | we embroil | | you embroil | | they embroil |
| Preterite |
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| I embroiled | | you embroiled | | he/she/it embroiled | | we embroiled | | you embroiled | | they embroiled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am embroiling | | you are embroiling | | he/she/it is embroiling | | we are embroiling | | you are embroiling | | they are embroiling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have embroiled | | you have embroiled | | he/she/it has embroiled | | we have embroiled | | you have embroiled | | they have embroiled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was embroiling | | you were embroiling | | he/she/it was embroiling | | we were embroiling | | you were embroiling | | they were embroiling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had embroiled | | you had embroiled | | he/she/it had embroiled | | we had embroiled | | you had embroiled | | they had embroiled |
| Future |
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| I will embroil | | you will embroil | | he/she/it will embroil | | we will embroil | | you will embroil | | they will embroil |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have embroiled | | you will have embroiled | | he/she/it will have embroiled | | we will have embroiled | | you will have embroiled | | they will have embroiled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be embroiling | | you will be embroiling | | he/she/it will be embroiling | | we will be embroiling | | you will be embroiling | | they will be embroiling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been embroiling | | you have been embroiling | | he/she/it has been embroiling | | we have been embroiling | | you have been embroiling | | they have been embroiling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been embroiling | | you will have been embroiling | | he/she/it will have been embroiling | | we will have been embroiling | | you will have been embroiling | | they will have been embroiling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been embroiling | | you had been embroiling | | he/she/it had been embroiling | | we had been embroiling | | you had been embroiling | | they had been embroiling |
| Conditional |
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| I would embroil | | you would embroil | | he/she/it would embroil | | we would embroil | | you would embroil | | they would embroil |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have embroiled | | you would have embroiled | | he/she/it would have embroiled | | we would have embroiled | | you would have embroiled | | they would have embroiled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | embroil - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"drag in, sweep up, tangle, drag, sweepinvolve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
embroilverb involve, complicate, mix up, implicate, entangle, mire, ensnare, encumber, enmesh Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting.embroilverbTo draw in so that extrication is difficult:catch up, embrangle, implicate, involve, mix up, suck.Translationsembroil (imˈbrəil) verb to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation. I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels. 使捲入糾紛 使卷入纠纷embroil
embroil (one) in (something)To trap oneself or someone in an issue, problem, or scandal. A noun or pronoun can be used between "embroil" and "in." The best politicians choose their battles wisely. If one becomes too embroiled in petty debates, one never gets anything done. Our father's lack of a will has embroiled my brothers and me in many lawsuits over his estate.See also: embroilembroil someone in somethingFig. to entangle someone in something; to get someone involved in something. Please do not embroil me in your squabbles. I wish I could keep from embroiling myself in this kind of mess.See also: embroilembroil
Synonyms for embroilverb involveSynonyms- involve
- complicate
- mix up
- implicate
- entangle
- mire
- ensnare
- encumber
- enmesh
Synonyms for embroilverb to draw in so that extrication is difficultSynonyms- catch up
- embrangle
- implicate
- involve
- mix up
- suck
Synonyms for embroilverb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of actionSynonyms- drag in
- sweep up
- tangle
- drag
- sweep
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