embroil

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/, /ɛm-/ (General American) IPA(key): /əmˈbɹɔɪl/, /ɛm-/ Rhymes: -ɔɪl Hyphenation: em‧broil === Etymology 1 === The verb is borrowed from French embrouiller (“to entangle”), from em- (a variant of en- (prefix meaning ‘in; into’)) + brouiller (“to confuse, mix up”) (ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brodiculāre, from *brodicāre, from Late Latin brodium (“broth, stew; mixture”), from Frankish *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“stock, broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”)). The noun is derived from the verb. ==== Verb ==== embroil (third-person singular simple present embroils, present participle embroiling, simple past and past participle embroiled) (transitive) To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble. To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== broil imbroglio ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== embroil (plural embroils) (obsolete) A state of confusion or uproar; a commotion, a disturbance; also, a quarrel. A state of anxiety or disturbance of the mind. === Etymology 2 === From em- (a variant of en- (intensifying prefix)) + broil (“to expose to great heat; (obsolete) to burn”) (from Late Middle English broilen, brulen (“to burn; to scorch, singe; (cooking) to broil, grill”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Old French bruler, bruillir, brusler (“to burn”) (modern French brûler), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrew- (“to boil; to brew”)). ==== Verb ==== embroil (third-person singular simple present embroils, present participle embroiling, simple past and past participle embroiled) (transitive, obsolete, rare) To set (something) on fire; to burn (something). ===== Derived terms ===== embroiling (adjective) (obsolete) === References ===