Overview of verb embroil

The verb embroil has 1 sense

• embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in -- (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business")

Overview of adj embroiled

The adj embroiled has 1 sense

• embroiled, entangled -- (deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs")