verb
- present participle of embrangle; to confuse, entangle, or involve in a complicated or messy situation
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in historical or formal contexts
Examples
- The diplomat warned against embrangling the nation in foreign disputes.
- She found herself embrangling the simple matter with unnecessary details.
- The contract's vague language was embrangling the negotiations.
- He accused them of embrangling the truth with contradictory statements.
- The scandal threatened to embrangle the entire organization in controversy.