Noah Webster
Embroil
EMBROIL', verb transitive
1. To perplex or entangle; to intermix in confusion.
The christian antiquities at Rome--are embroiled with fable and legend.
2. To involve in troubles or perplexities; to disturb or distract by connection with something else; to throw into confusion or commotion; to perplex.
The royal house embroiled in civil war.