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embrangle
[
em-
brang
-g
uh
l
]
em·bran·gle
/
ɛmˈbræŋ
gəl
/
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[
em-
brang
-g
uh
l
]
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verb (used with object),
em·bran·gled,
em·bran·gling.
to embroil.
Also,
imbrangle.
Origin:
1655–65;
em-
1
+
brangle
(blend of
brawl
and
wrangle
)
Related forms
em·bran·gle·ment,
noun
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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embrangle
(ɪmˈbræŋɡ
ə
l)
—
vb
rare
(
tr
) to confuse or entangle
[C17: from
em-
+ obsolete
brangle
to wrangle, perhaps a blend of
brawl
1
+
wrangle
]
em'branglement
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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