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EMBROIL
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they embroil ... he / she / it embroils
Past simple: embroiled
Past participle: embroiled
-ing form: embroiling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Example:
don't drag me into this business
Synonyms:
drag; drag in; embroil; sweep; sweep up; tangle
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "embroil" is one way to...):
involve (engage as a participant)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Derivation:
embroilment (an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation)
