Definitions for embroil
ɛmˈbrɔɪlem·broil

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb

   force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

   "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embroilverb

   To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.

   Avoid him. He will embroil you in his fights.

2. Etymology: Cognate with embrouiller

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Embroilverb

   To disturb; to confuse; to distract; to throw into commotion; to involve in troubles by dissension and discord.

   Etymology: brouiller, French.

   I had no passion, design, or preparation to embroil my kingdom in a civil war. Charles I .

   Rumour next, and chance,
   And tumult and confusion, all embroil’d,
   And discord with a thousand various mouths. John Milton, P. Lost.

   When she found her venom spread so far,
   The royal house embroil’d in civil war,
   Rais’d on her dusky wings she cleaves the skies. Dryden.

   2. In the following passage the word seems improperly used for broil or burn.

   That knowledge, for which we boldly attempt to rifle God’s cabinet, should, like the coal from the altar, serve only to embroil and consume the sacrilegious invaders. Dec. of Piety.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embroil

   To embroil means to involve someone or something deeply in a difficult situation, argument, or conflict.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embroilverb

   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

2. Embroilverb

   to implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble

3. Embroilnoun

   see Embroilment

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embroil

   em-broil′, v.t. to involve in a broil, or in perplexity (with): to entangle: to distract: to throw into confusion.—n. Embroil′ment, a state of perplexity or confusion: disturbance. [Fr. embrouiller—em, in, brouiller, to break out.]

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How to pronounce embroil?

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How to say embroil in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embroil in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embroil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=embroil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Embroil
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=embroil
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embroil
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=embroil
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=embroil