entangle

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For the questions were so worded as to entangle, and to provide material on which to found the subsequent charge, which was even then being framed, that Jesus was a disturber of the public peace, and a teacher of revolutionary doctrine First, then, about His disciples._--Annas would like to be informed what this association of men meant.

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  1. transitive verb To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl.
  2. transitive verb To complicate; confuse.
  3. transitive verb To involve in or as if in a tangle. See Synonyms at catch.

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  • An "artificial lift", which is why I remain entirely confident that once the Liberals dis-entangle themselves from the coalition, particularly with a leader that's hand it in is tertiary at best, we will see the true impact of the Conservatives actions. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Although this was certainly due in part to the PA commitment to keep the calm, it is also in large measure due to the West Bank Palestinians 'determination not to entangle with the Israelis and lose the economic and security gains they have garnered during the past two years. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • This man's method must be made clear and copyable before it is too late, and the uber-rich entangle it with complicated patent law and screw the common man again! —  Stopdesign
  • The JQI team set out to entangle the quantum states of two individual ytterbium ions so that information embodied in the condition of one could be teleported to the other. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • The first is an attack of brambles that come forth from the ground to entangle and jab you. —  IGN Complete
 

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tangle ·  engrossed ·  vulnerable ·  perplex ·  confuse ·  ashamed ·  disarm ·  intoxicated ·  indebted ·  dissatisfied ·  awake ·  embarrass

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entangle:   entangled
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