em·bran·gle ( m-br ng g l)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·bran gle·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
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| Verb | 1. | 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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