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embrangle

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em·bran·gle  (m-brnggl)
tr.v. em·bran·gled, em·bran·gling, em·bran·gles
To entangle; embroil.

[en- + dialectal brangle, to shake, waver, confuse (variant of branle, brandle, from French branler, from Old French brandeler, perhaps from brand, sword; see brandish).]

em·brangle·ment n.

embrangle [ɪmˈbræŋgəl]
vb
(tr) Rare to confuse or entangle
[from em- + obsolete brangle to wrangle, perhaps a blend of brawl1 + wrangle]
embranglement  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.embrangle - make more complicated or confused through entanglements
complicate, perplex - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"
snafu - cause to be in a state of complete confusion


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