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embroil — em|broil [ımˈbrɔıl] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: embrouiller, from brouiller to mix together ] to involve someone or something in a difficult situation embroil sb/sth in sth ▪ I became embroiled in an argument with the taxi driver … Dictionary of contemporary English
embroil — [[t]ɪmbrɔ͟ɪl[/t]] embroils, embroiling, embroiled VERB If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it. [V n in n] Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.… … English dictionary
embroil — verb (transitive usually passive) to involve someone in a difficult situation: embroil sb/sth in: Soon they were embroiled in a fierce argument … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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