Definition of "embroils" [embroils]

• Third person singular simple present of to embroil. (verb)

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• ""I think it's a mistake and a misuse of the office of attorney general." said Suthers 'decision "embroils" Colorado in a lawsuit challenging decades of case law concerning states' rights and the extent of federal power that was long ago settled."
• "Bereft of his home, Eragon and Saphira embark on a quest for vengeanceone that soon embroils them in an epic battle between good and evil."
• "As financial reform embroils Washington for yet another day and Americans digest the details of yesterday's ten-hour Goldman Sachs grilling, one Wall Street fat cat is still finding a way satisfy his voracious appetite."