entangle

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
2. (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To ensnare.
4. (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

Sinonieme

involve

ensnare

tangle

entwine

implicate

enmesh

snarl

embroil

tangle up

complicate

mat

catch

confuse

mire

mull

muss

get tangled

get tangled up

net

perplex

cover

puzzle

concern

inveigle

knot

🪢

bedevil

entrap

trap

🪤

interlace

twist

web

dishevel

mix up

coil

mud

mystify

play false

pleach

puddle

ravel

refer

roil

shake up

snarl up

snow

❄️

stick

tie

tie up

touch

tousle

Vertalings

enredar

verwickeln

verwarren

verstrikken

🪤

embrollar

ingarbugliare

verwikkelen

betrekken

empêtrer

impigliare

intrappolare

🪤

enredar

enredar

embolicar

verwirren

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: entanglen

In summary

From Middle English entanglen (“to involve [someone] in difficulty”, “to embarrass”). Equivalent to en- + tangle.