entangle

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/
Etymology

In summary

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

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