English

entangle

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  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.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
entanglen
In summary

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

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