English to Dutch Meaning of embroil - verwikkelen

Embroil :

verwikkelen

verb

verwikkelen, compliceren, bezighouden, bestoken, ineenstrengelen, in verlegenheid brengen, betrekken bij, in de war brengen, verstrikken, verkondigen, staat, vertellen, zeggen, torenspits, spiraal, Krul

Embroil :: verwikkelenEmbroiled :: verwikkeldEmbroiling :: VerwikkelingEmbroilment :: verwikkelingEmbroils :: embroils

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Definitions of embroil in English

Verb(1) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Examples of embroil in English

(1) But, the way she tells it, the fact that she was embroiled in legal action of any kind was enough for film studios to become nervous.(2) The more he investigates, the more things don't add up and soon he is embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the real killer.(3) My parents are currently embroiled in much the same thing.(4) Pretty soon he is embroiled in a series of incidents which move fluidly between comedy and tragedy and, at once, draw the audience in.(5) Maybe gangsters are embroiled in some kind of gun culture, but responsible shooters are certainly not.(6) But he was quickly embroiled in a range of media interviews as the press release hit the news desks.(7) The National team is currently embroiled in an exhibition tour in B.C. versus Japan.(8) If there are a few loose ends to be tidied up on that front, it is nothing compared to the financial mess in which he is embroiled with one of his former clubs.(9) We will just throw them into the air and no one will ask again until people are embroiled in litigation.(10) Even the Royal Family are embroiled in a hair-scare scandal.(11) There are so many contradictions and paradoxes that you're just embroiled in them all the time.(12) Recently separated from the woman who had helped her win round her parents, she discovered her former lover was embroiled in a battle with cancer.(13) As he gets more deeply embroiled in these situations, he has a lot of tough decisions to face.(14) By night he was embroiled in the drawn-out takeover talks.(15) Most of these embroilments , to the extent they bother anyone, affect not the United States but its allies - and these allies are generally capable of handling the consequences, be it Indonesia and Australia, or the Balkans and Europe.(16) And now we are embroiled in another of track and field's endless efforts to get ahead of dopers.

Related Phrases of embroil

(1) embroil ::

verwikkelen

Related Phrases of embroil

(1) embroil ::

verwikkelen

Synonyms

Verb

1. involve ::

betrekken bij

2. entangle ::

verstrikken

3. ensnare ::

verstrikken

4. enmesh ::

verstrikken

5. catch up ::

inhalen

7. bog down ::

veen

8. mire ::

slijk

Different Forms

embroil, embroiled, embroiling, embroilment, embroils

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