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embrangle

[ em-brang-guh l ]
/ ɛmˈbræŋ gəl /
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verb (used with object), em·bran·gled, em·bran·gling.

to embroil.

RELATED WORDS

entangle, mire, ensnare, involve, snarl, trouble, implicate

Nearby words

  1. embrace,
  2. embraceor,
  3. embracery,
  4. embracive,
  5. embranchment,
  6. embrasure,
  7. embrittle,
  8. embrittlement,
  9. embrocate,
  10. embrocation
Also imbrangle.

Origin of embrangle

1655–65; em-1 + brangle (blend of brawl and wrangle)
Related formsem·bran·gle·ment, noun
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embrangle

/ (ɪmˈbræŋɡəl) /

verb

(tr) rare to confuse or entangle
Derived Formsembranglement, noun

Word Origin for embrangle

C17: from em- + obsolete brangle to wrangle, perhaps a blend of brawl 1 + wrangle
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