ENTANGLE

v. 1 tangle, ensnarl, snarl, enmesh, catch (up), entrap, snag, foul, implicate, knot (up), twist; impede; involve, embroil The propeller became entangled in the seaweed so that the boat couldn't move 2 confuse, mix (up), twist, snarl, ensnarl, ensnare, hamper, complicate, confound, bewilder, perplex, embarrass He became entangled in a web of social and business liaisons