EMBRANGLE

snarl, snarl up, embrangle

(verb) make more complicated or confused through entanglements

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

embrangle (third-person singular simple present embrangles, present participle embrangling, simple past and past participle embrangled)

(transitive) To embroil.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*bran"gle, v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + brangle.]

Definition: To confuse; to entangle. I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties. Berkeley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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