EMBROIL


Meaning of EMBROIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l ]

transitive verb

Etymology: French embrouiller, from Middle French, from en- + brouiller to jumble, from Old French brooilier, from Vulgar Latin * brodiculare — more at broil

Date: 1603

1. : to throw into disorder or confusion

2. : to involve in conflict or difficulties

a program embroil ed in controversy

• em·broil·ment -mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.