entangle

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de enredar, emaranhar ou prender algo ou alguém em algo, frequentemente de maneira complexa ou problemática; também pode significar envolver alguém em uma situação complicada.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing something or someone to become twisted together or caught in something, often in a complicated or problematic way.

1. Twist or catchB2formal

   To cause something to become twisted or caught in something else.

   Enredar

   • The fishing net became entangled in the rocks.
   • Her hair got entangled in the branches of the tree.
   • The wires were entangled, making it hard to separate them.

   Sinônimosenmeshensnareentrapknotravelsnaresnarltangle

   Antônimosdisentangleextricatefreereleaseuntangle

2. Involve in difficultyB2formal

   To involve someone in a complicated or difficult situation.

   Envolver em dificuldade

   • He was entangled in a legal dispute over the property.
   • She became entangled in a web of lies.
   • The politician was entangled in a corruption scandal.

   Sinônimosembroilenmeshensnareimplicateinvolvemiretangle

   Antônimosdisentangleextricatefreereleaseuntangle