embroil[verb]Synonyms: involve, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, implicate, incriminate, mire, mix up
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
em‧broil /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: embrouiller, from brouiller 'to mix together']
to involve someone or something in a difficult situation
embroil somebody/something in something
I became embroiled in an argument with the taxi driver. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲