entangle

[en-tang-guh l] /ɛnˈtæŋ gəl/
verb (used with object), entangled, entangling.
1.
to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
2.
to involve in or as in a tangle; ensnare; enmesh:
to be entangled by intrigue.
3.
to involve in difficulties.
4.
to confuse or perplex.
Origin
1530-40; en-1 + tangle
Related forms
entangleable, adjective
entangledly, adverb
entangledness, noun
entangler, noun
entanglingly, adverb
interentangle, verb (used with object), interentangled, interentangling.
unentangleable, adjective
unentangled, adjective
unentangling, adjective
Synonyms
3. See involve. 4. bewilder.
Examples from the web for entangled
  • His sailors, meanwhile, feared that their ships would become irretrievably entangled in the stuff.
  • Avoid buying property or becoming emotionally entangled with other academics.
  • Ethics are widely discussed and deeply entangled in nearly every course taught in the humanities and social sciences.
  • Besides, the government is already hopelessly entangled in the energy market.
  • The head of the laboratory is a secular humanist, and the two become entangled.
  • In a further complication, the corpse is still entangled in the fishing net that captured it.
  • Once entangled in netting or its supporting ropes, marine mammals face high risk of drowning.
  • Marine debris is a serious hazard to aquatic life that can ingest it or become entangled in it.
  • Every few minutes the boat grinds to a halt as the prop becomes entangled in water plants.
  • Once caught and reeled in, these stories get entangled in a net of milestone memories.
British Dictionary definitions for entangled

entangle

/ɪnˈtæŋɡəl/
verb (transitive)
1.
to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
2.
to make tangled or twisted; snarl
3.
to make complicated; confuse
4.
to involve in difficulties; entrap
Derived Forms
entangler, noun
Word Origin and History for entangled

entangle

v.

early 15c., from en- (1) + tangle (n.). Related: Entangled; entangling.