[VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sb / yourself (in sth) (written) to involve sb/yourself in an argument or a difficult situation:
He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. * I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, embroil is tagged as verb.
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