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VERB (1)

1. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;
- Example: "They were swept up by the events"
- Example: "don't drag me into this business"
[syn: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Embroil \Em*broil"\, n. See Embroilment. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Embroil \Em*broil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embroiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embroiling.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st Broil, and cf. Imbroglio.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife. [1913 Webster] The royal house embroiled in civil war. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble. [1913 Webster] The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so embroiled with ?able and legend. --Addison. Syn: To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder; trouble; implicate; commingle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

embroil v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in]