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involve vs embroil

embroil vs involve

involve and embroil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
involve No No Yes No
embroil No No Yes No
As verbs, embroil is a hyponym of involve; that is, embroil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than involve:
  • involve: engage as a participant
  • embroil: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Other hyponyms of involve include drag, drag in, sweep, sweep up, tangle, entangle, mire.
involve (verb) embroil (verb)
make complex or intricate or complicated force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
occupy or engage the interest of
have as a necessary feature
connect closely and often incriminatingly
contain as a part
engage as a participant
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between involve and embroil

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