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   embroil

   /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/

   verb

   • 1. involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation: "she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew"
   • ▪ bring into a state of confusion or disorder: "what merit do you claim for having embroiled everything in which you are concerned?"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French embrouiller ‘to muddle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embroilment noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

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