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em·bran·gle
(ĕm-brăng′gəl)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.
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embrangle
(ɪmˈbræŋɡəl)vb
(tr) rare to confuse or entangle
[C17: from em- + obsolete brangle to wrangle, perhaps a blend of brawl1 + wrangle]
emˈbranglement n
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em•bran•gle
(ɛmˈbræŋ gəl)v.t. -gled, -gling.
to embroil.
em•bran′gle•ment, n.
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embrangle
Past participle: embrangled
Gerund: embrangling
| Imperative |
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| embrangle |
| embrangle |
| Present |
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| I embrangle |
| you embrangle |
| he/she/it embrangles |
| we embrangle |
| you embrangle |
| they embrangle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I embrangled |
| you embrangled |
| he/she/it embrangled |
| we embrangled |
| you embrangled |
| they embrangled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am embrangling |
| you are embrangling |
| he/she/it is embrangling |
| we are embrangling |
| you are embrangling |
| they are embrangling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have embrangled |
| you have embrangled |
| he/she/it has embrangled |
| we have embrangled |
| you have embrangled |
| they have embrangled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was embrangling |
| you were embrangling |
| he/she/it was embrangling |
| we were embrangling |
| you were embrangling |
| they were embrangling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had embrangled |
| you had embrangled |
| he/she/it had embrangled |
| we had embrangled |
| you had embrangled |
| they had embrangled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will embrangle |
| you will embrangle |
| he/she/it will embrangle |
| we will embrangle |
| you will embrangle |
| they will embrangle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have embrangled |
| you will have embrangled |
| he/she/it will have embrangled |
| we will have embrangled |
| you will have embrangled |
| they will have embrangled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be embrangling |
| you will be embrangling |
| he/she/it will be embrangling |
| we will be embrangling |
| you will be embrangling |
| they will be embrangling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been embrangling |
| you have been embrangling |
| he/she/it has been embrangling |
| we have been embrangling |
| you have been embrangling |
| they have been embrangling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been embrangling |
| you will have been embrangling |
| he/she/it will have been embrangling |
| we will have been embrangling |
| you will have been embrangling |
| they will have been embrangling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been embrangling |
| you had been embrangling |
| he/she/it had been embrangling |
| we had been embrangling |
| you had been embrangling |
| they had been embrangling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would embrangle |
| you would embrangle |
| he/she/it would embrangle |
| we would embrangle |
| you would embrangle |
| they would embrangle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have embrangled |
| you would have embrangled |
| he/she/it would have embrangled |
| we would have embrangled |
| you would have embrangled |
| they would have embrangled |
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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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