D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Embroil

/ĕm-broil'/ · Em·broil · IPA /əmˈbɹɔɪl/
01 v. t. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve…
imp. & p. p. Embroiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embroiling
  1. 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.
    “The royal house embroiled in civil war.” Dryden.
  2. 2.
    To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.
    “The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so embroiled with �able and legend.” Addison.
02 n. See Embroilment.
  1. 1.
    See Embroilment. See: Embroilment