Where does “embroil” come from?
Embroil comes from French embrouiller, formed with the prefix en- from Old French en-, derived from Latin in-, which traces to the Proto-Indo-European particle ne and h₁én.
embroil (English): To draw into a situation; to cause to be...
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- To draw into a situation; to cause to be...
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