embroil

Definitions


[ɛmˈbrɔɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation
(e.g: she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew)


Phrases:

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




definition by Oxford Dictionaries