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embroil

[em-broil] / ɛmˈbrɔɪl /
VERB
involve in dispute; complicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enmesh ensnare entangle implicate involve mire tangle
STRONG
compromise confound confuse derange disorder disturb disunite encumber incriminate muddle perplex snarl trouble
WEAK
cause trouble mix up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude free untangle untwist
STRONG
aid arrange assist calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten explain help order organize
WEAK
uncomplicate

Example Sentences

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Those investments, experts say, help prevent regional conflict and war that may embroil the U.S.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

Desperate not to embroil a small, vulnerable immigrant community in an intense national controversy, they tried to avoid the issue.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

The tail-docking blowup is just the latest controversy to embroil the company.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

The allegations reported about Rao are the latest in a series of controversies to embroil Ben Sulayem since he became FIA president in December 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023

All cannot have all the favors, and the division of them may embroil a household as bitterly as the division of an empire has embroiled rival heirs of thrones.

From The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities by Osgood, Samuel