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   entangle

   /ɪnˈtaŋɡl/

   verb

   • 1. cause to become twisted together with or caught in: "fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled" Similar intertwineentwinetangleintertwisttwistravelsnarlknotcoilmatjumblemuddlecatchcapturetrapsnareensnareentrapenmeshensnarlOpposite disentangledisentanglerelease
   • ▪ involve (someone) in difficulties or complicated circumstances from which it is difficult to escape: "they were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war" Similar involveimplicateembroilmix upcatch upbog downmireOpposite steer clear of

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