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Meanings of entangle in English

Portuguese
emaranhar
Catalan
embullar
Spanish
enredar

Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.

      emaranhar
      Spanish
      embrollar

      Entrap.

            embrollar

            To confuse completely by concealing one's true motives from, especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.

                Usage of entangle in English
                1
                You can entangle me without fear; and I can love without hope.
                The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
                2
                For this reason do the Scribes and Pharisees seek to entangle him.
                The Coming of the King
                3
                Why should she hesitate to endeavor to entangle the curate of St.
                A Fair Barbarian
                4
                A genius could dance through obstacles that would hopelessly entangle ordinary men.
                Think of a number
                5
                Thus it sometimes happens that men entangle themselves in their own schemes.'
                Life of Johnson, Volume 3 / 1776-1780
                6
                The starch polymers then entangle, creating an interconnected structure that builds viscosity.
                Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
                7
                Fears shall terrify him on every side, and shall entangle his feet.
                The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
                8
                It certainly was Mr. Crawley's wish that the bishop should entangle himself.
                The Last Chronicle of Barset
                9
                He stared at the robot and tried to entangle some dartoid muscles.
                The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
                10
                We didn't want to entangle our situation with this nuclear conundrum.
                Somewhere inside
                11
                Each tried to entangle the other in his net and secure a hold.
                Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ
                12
                Observe the raised bars on the latter, to entangle and break the sword-point.
                Authorised Guide to the Tower of London
                13
                No reliable way had been found to breach barbed-wire entangle ments.
                The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
                14
                So I intended to catch you unawares, and to entangle you in it.
                Oddsfish!
                15
                They entangle him in contradictions and confessions which disclose his guilt.
                The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
                16
                Victor moved past them, being careful not to entangle his lifeline.
                Earth Unaware
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