About The Word Embroil
Learn about the word Embroil to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Embroil definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Embroil
| Embroil Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Embroil?
[v] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Embroil: drag | drag in | sweep | sweep up | tangle Related Terms | Find terms related to Embroil: See Also | involve Embroil In Webster's Dictionary \Em*broil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) +
brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.]
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.
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.
Syn: To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder;
trouble; implicate; commingle.
\Em*broil"\, n. See {Embroilment}. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Polygonaceae ‐ a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north…
- Km ‐ a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or…
- Hymenanthera ‐ a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New…
- Dwarf mulberry ‐ creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or…
- Gross sales ‐ income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over…
- Bankruptcy ‐ a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors…
- Cow-nosed ray ‐ large ray found along eastern coast of…
- Swearing ‐ affirming the truth of a statement; to lie under oath is to become…
- Recombinant dna ‐ genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA…
- Scot free ‐ free from harm or penalty; "he went…