tr.v. em·bran·gled, em·bran·gling, em·bran·gles To entangle; embroil. [EN-1 + dialectal brangle, to shake, waver, confuse (variant of branle, brandle, from French branler, from Old French brandeler, perhaps from brand, sword; see BRANDISH).] em·brangle·ment n. |
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