Definition of embroil
transitive verb
1 : to throw into disorder or confusion
2 : to involve in conflict or difficulties embroiled in controversy
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Examples of embroil in a Sentence
His stand on this issue has embroiled him in controversy.
The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.
They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit.
Recent Examples of embroil from the Web
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The Marshall family has been embroiled in probate litigation since patriarch oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II died at age 90 in 1995.
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Indeed, this isn’t the first time the Ivanka Trump brand has been embroiled in a labor scandal.
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Libya has been embroiled in violence since a 2011 uprising toppled and killed Moammar Gadhafi.
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Hershey is just the latest company to become embroiled in a slack-fill lawsuit:
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Along with Flynn, the investigation into Russia’s interference has also embroiled Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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Erin Lindsay, was faced with moving to New York for an undercover assignment with the FBI's counter-terrorism unit in order to protect her troubled mother Bunny (Markie Post) who had become embroiled in a murder investigation.
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The state’s blistering review comes just as the city is embroiled in a corruption scandal involving ex-Mayor Luis Aguinaga, who in September pleaded guilty in a federal bribery case.
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Reports surfaced last week that President Michel Temer is embroiled in corruption allegations.
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Origin and Etymology of embroil
French embrouiller, from Middle French, from en- + brouiller to jumble, from Old French brooilier, from Vulgar Latin *brodiculare — more at broil
First Known Use: 1603
EMBROIL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of embroil for English Language Learners
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: to involve (someone or something) in conflict or difficulties
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