emb
roil
Third Person
embroils
Present Participle
embroiling
Past Tense
embroiled
Past Participle
embroiled
1
to involve someone in an argument, conflict, or complex situation
transitive
- He inadvertently embroiled himself in a heated debate at the family gathering by expressing a controversial opinion.
- The manager wisely avoided embroiling the team members in office politics.
- The journalist's investigative report unintentionally embroiled several public figures in a controversy.
- The politician's statement inadvertently embroiled the entire party in a public relations crisis.