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—embranglement, n./em brang"geuhl/, v.t., embrangled, embrangling.to embroil.Also, imbrangle.[1655-65; EM-1 + brangle (b. BRAWL and WRANGLE)]
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Embrangle — Em*bran gle, v. t. [Pref. em (L. in) + brangle.] To confuse; to entangle. [1913 Webster] I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties. Berkeley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embrangle — index confound, disorganize, muddle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
embrangle — [em braŋ′gəl, imbraŋ′gəl] vt. embrangled, embrangling [ EM (see EN 1) + dial. brangle, to wrangle, prob. var. of WRANGLE1, infl. ? by Fr branler, to confuse] to entangle; mix up; confuse; perplex embranglement n … English World dictionary
embrangle — transitive verb ( gled; embrangling) Etymology: en + brangle (squabble) Date: 1664 embroil • embranglement noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
embrangle — verb to embroil … Wiktionary
embrangle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To draw in so that extrication is difficult: catch up, embroil, implicate, involve, mix up, suck. See FREE, PARTICIPATE … English dictionary for students
embrangle — v. confuse, perplex; embroil … English contemporary dictionary
embrangle — em·bran·gle … English syllables
embrangle — em•bran•gle [[t]ɛmˈbræŋ gəl[/t]] v. t. gled, gling to embroil • Etymology: 1655–65; em I+brangle (b. brawl and wrangle) em•bran′gle•ment, n … From formal English to slang
embrangle — /ɛmˈbræŋgəl/ (say em brangguhl) verb (t) (embrangled, embrangling) Obsolete to confuse; entangle; perplex. Also, imbrangle. {em 1 + brangle (blend of brawl1 and wrangle) –embranglement, noun …
