'Embroiling' definitions:

Definition of 'Embroiling'

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  • Embroil \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. [1913 Webster]
  • The royal house embroiled in civil war. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble. [1913 Webster]
  • The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so embroiled with ?able and legend. --Addison.
  • Syn: To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder; trouble; implicate; commingle. [1913 Webster]

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