Information about the word embroil (English → Esperanto: impliki)

Synonyms: implicate, involve

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪmˈbɹɔɪ̯l/, /ɛmˈbɹɔɪ̯l/
Hyphenationem·broil
Shavian alphabet𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑶𐑤, 𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑶𐑤
Deseret alphabet𐐮𐑋𐐺𐑉𐐱𐐮𐑊, 𐐯𐑋𐐺𐑉𐐱𐐮𐑊

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) embroil(I) embroiled
(thou) embroilest(thou) embroiledst
(he) embroils, embroileth(he) embroiled
(we) embroil(we) embroiled
(you) embroil(you) embroiled
(they) embroil(they) embroiled
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) embroil (I) embroiled
(thou) embroil(thou) embroiled
(he) embroil(he) embroiled
(we) embroil(we) embroiled
(you) embroil(you) embroiled
(they) embroil(they) embroiled
Imperative mood
embroil
Participles
Present participlePast participle
embroilingembroiled

Usage samples

Now, his government is embroiled in a scandal after it emerged that its president had pardoned a man convicted of covering up sexual abuse at a children’s home.
The Mugabe family has been embroiled in several criminal cases over the years.

Translations

Dutchbetrekken; verwikkelen
Esperantoimpliki