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Definition of Embroil
1. Verb. Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. "Don't drag me into this business"
Generic synonyms: Involve
Derivative terms: Embroilment
Definition of Embroil
1. v. t. 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. n. See Embroilment.
Definition of Embroil
1. Verb. To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embroil
1. to involve in conflict [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embroil
Literary usage of Embroil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad (1912)
"That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands
of one's enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with one's friends. ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... insertion, orris, phulkari (East Indian). embroil, vt Set by the ears;—no
single- word synonyms. embryo, n. 1. Spec, fetus or fœtus, conception (fig. ..."
3. Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of Charles II by Gilbert Burnet (1840)
"... embroil church or state, will never want a pretence, and no arguments will
beat them from it. ..."
4. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"pers in his strong-box,1 which, upon examination, proved his complicity in the
efforts of the French to embroil the ..."
5. The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests: From the Earliest by John Gillies (1814)
"Philip's Scythian Expedition. — Tlie Incendiary Antiphon. — Philip's Intrigues
embroil the Affairs of Greece.— The third Sacred War — Philip General of the ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"One objection to the Zavala treaty, which had been promptly ratified by the
Nicaraguan Government, was that it might embroil the United States with England, ..."
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