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1 entangle
[in'tæŋɡl](to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) μπλέκω -
2 Entangle
v. trans.He is entangled in the pierced straps: V. σὺν δʼ ἑλίσσεται τμητοῖς ἱμᾶσι (Soph., El. 746).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Entangle
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3 Involve
v. trans.Envelop: P. and V. περιβάλλειν.Implicate: P. συγκαταπιμπλάναι; see Implicate.Involve in ruin: P. συμφορᾷ περιβάλλειν.Persuasive enough to involve them oven yet in some mischief: V. πιθανὸς ἔτʼ αὐτοὺς περιβαλεῖν κακῷ τινί (Eur., Or. 906).Wherefore he involved all in one ruin: V. τοιγὰρ συνῆψε πάντας ἐς μιὰν βλάβην (Eur., Bacch. 1304).You, unhappy city, are involved in their ruin: V. σύ τʼ ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Eur., Phoen. 884).Involve the city in disgrace: P. αἰσχύνην τῇ πόλει περιάπτειν (Plat., Apol. 35A).Entangle: P. and V. ἐμπλέκειν.Complicate: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.Comprise: P. and V. ἔχειν.Involve disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνην φέρειν.Mentioning all the advantages that are involved in the repulse of an enemy: P. λέγων ὅσα ἐν τῷ τοὺς πολεμίους ἀμύνεσθαι ἀγαθὰ ἔνεστι (Thuc. 2, 43).Involved in, implicated in (guilt, etc.): P. and V. μεταίτιος (Plat.) (gen.), συναίτιος (gen.), κοινωνός (gen.), μέτοχος (gen.).Be involved in, have happen to one: P. and V. συνεῖναι (dat.), συνέχεσθαι (dat.), ἐμπλέκεσθαι (ἐν, dat.), P. συνίστασθαι (dat.), προσέχεσθαι (dat.). V. προσζεύγνυσθαι (dat.), συζεύγνυσθαι (dat.), ἐνζεύγνυσθαι (dat.), ἐγκεῖσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Involve
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4 Tangle
v. trans.P. and V. πλέκειν, ἐμπλέκειν, συμπλέκειν.Confuse: P. and V. συγχεῖν.——————subs.Use P. and V. πλοκή, ἡ, V. περιπλοκή, ἡ.Confusion: P. and V. σύγχυσις, ἡ.met., difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tangle
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Entangle — En*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entangling}.] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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entangle — verb a) To tangle; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make confused and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. b) To involve in such complications as to render … Wiktionary
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