embrangle

verb

em·bran·gle im-ˈbraŋ-gəl

embrangled; embrangling im-ˈbraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ

: embroil

embranglement

im-ˈbraŋ-gəl-mənt

noun

it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him

Etymology

en- + brangle (squabble)

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of embrangle was in 1664

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Style

“Embrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embrangle. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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