Embrangle (Verb)
Meaning
Make more complicated or confused through entanglements.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The politician's unclear policies tended to embrangle the average citizen, making it difficult for them to decide on their vote.
- Her attempt to simplify the problems only seemed to embrangle the issue further.
- He found it increasingly difficult to untangle the accounts and transactions that had begun to embrangle their financial stability.
- The introduction of new rules and regulations seemed to embrangle the system rather than simplifying it as intended.
- In an effort to solve the conflict, the diplomats inadvertently began to embrangle the situation with unrelated demands and concessions.