embrangle

em·bran·gle

verb \im-ˈbraŋ-gəl\

em·bran·gledem·bran·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of EMBRANGLE

transitive verb

: embroil

— em·bran·gle·ment \-gəl-mənt\ noun

Examples of EMBRANGLE

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

Origin of EMBRANGLE

en- + brangle (squabble)

First Known Use: 1664

Related to EMBRANGLE

Synonyms: bog (down), broil, embroil, mire

Related Words: enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap

Near Antonyms: emancipate, free, liberate, release

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Rhymes with EMBRANGLE

entangle, face angle, pentangle, quadrangle, rectangle, right angle, round angle, straight angle, triangle, untangle, wide-angle