to embroil
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7.7
- verb
- /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
:
involucrar en
- By 1975, China became embroiled in domestic political turmoil as the succession struggle intensified.
- embroiled in controversy
- embroiled in a conflict
- embroiled in the dispute
And they did not want to get a lot of American troops embroiled in any kind of conflict in Afghanistan.
- And they did not want to get a lot of American troops embroiled in any kind of conflict in Afghanistan.
- So the way science is taught, it always seems to be embroiled with mathematics and complication that just puts people off, frankly.
Examples
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Many of these nations are embroiled in bloody civil wars.
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The university isn't gonna get itself embroiled in that kind of controversy, not in this charged climate.
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Don't embroil me in politics now.
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And they did not want to get a lot of American troops embroiled in any kind of conflict in Afghanistan.
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Could China, Russia, or other powerful neighbors become embroiled in South Asian conflict?
Academic text (2002) -
The brief report mentioned that the woman was "embroiled in a child-support case" with her former husband.
Academic text (1998) -
Shuffled together by the crowd, they somehow became embroiled in an argument over deer hunting.
Fiction book (1990) -
Libya, Yemen and Syria are embroiled in civil wars.
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To be sure, Alabama is embroiled in state and federal litigation over its cramped prisons.
Academic text (2005) -
The negotiations fell apart because they became embroiled in a heated dispute over the terms.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
Be connected with a crime or something that causes serious trouble
704
2.0
To pull something along the ground with effort or force someone into a place unwillingly
117
3.5
To keep someone's full attention
114
4.6
To cause people to become involved suddenly by strong feeling or events
37
6.0
To involve someone in a difficult situation, often without meaning to
8
6.0
To involve someone in a situation they do not want to be part of
7
5.8
To get carried into a situation and take part without meaning to
Antonyms
How Involved
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word embroil comes from French parts en- 'in' and brouiller 'to mix up' or 'to tangle', so picture pulling someone 'into a tangle' like a rope in knots. That's why to embroil someone is to involve them deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.