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Entangle
entangle
(entangles, entangling, entangled) 1. If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly. The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water. VERB: V n with/in n 2. If something entangles you in problems or difficulties, it causes you to become involved in problems or difficulties from which it is hard to escape. Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months... His tactics were to entangle the opposition in a web of parliamentary procedure. VERB: V n, V n in/with n
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r — more at tangle Date: 15th century 1. a. to wrap or twist together ; interweave b. ensnare 2. a. to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation became ~d in a lawsuit b. to make complicated the story is ~d with legends • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 cause to get caught in a snare or among obstacles. 2 cause to become tangled. 3 involve in difficulties or illicit activities. 4 make (a thing) tangled or intricate; complicate. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. запутывать; спутывать my fishing line got entangled in some weeds —- леска запуталась в водорослях entangled in contradictions —- запутавшийся в противоречиях 2. впутывать, вмешивать, втягивать, вовлекать to entangle smb. in a quarrel —- втянуть кого-либо в ссору he was entangled in a plot —- его вовлекли в заговор 3. поймать в ловушку, обойти (лестью) to be entangled by intrigue —- попасться в сети интриганов 4. осложнять, запутывать 5. воен. ограждать проволокой ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) запутывать (тж. перен.) (in) The fishermans line became entangled in roots under the water. My hair is entangled in the fastener. Take care not to entangle your long clothes in the wheels. 2) поймать в ловушку; обойти (лестью) (with) It looks as if my son has been entangled with criminals. Im sorry that she was entangled with that worthless young man. ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v T always + adv/prep to make something become twisted or caught in a rope, net etc ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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