embroil

embroil

verb

Definition of EMBROIL

to place in conflict or difficulties <the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall>

Synonyms bog (down), broil, embrangle, mire

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

Near Antonyms emancipate, free, liberate, release