embrangle

[ em-brang-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

, em·bran·gled, em·bran·gling.

1. to embroil.

embrangle

/ ɪmˈbræŋɡəl /

verb

1. rare.
   tr to confuse or entangle

Derived Forms

• emˈbranglement, noun

Other Words From

• em·brangle·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of embrangle¹

1655–65; em- ¹ + brangle (blend of brawl and wrangle )

Word History and Origins

Origin of embrangle¹

C17: from em- + obsolete brangle to wrangle, perhaps a blend of brawl ¹+ wrangle

Example Sentences

Embrangle, em-brang′gl, Imbrangle, im-, v.t. to confuse, perplex.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

The crowning insult was that the investigation threatened to embrangle Edward's brother-in-law, the playboy Duke of Argyll, in a homosexual scandal.

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