empêtrer

Definitions of empêtrer
  1. verb
    entrap
    synonyms: embarrasser
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    type of:
    entraîner, se trouver mêlé
    engage as a participant
  2. verb
    twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    synonyms: emmêler
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    antonyms:
    débrouiller, démêler
    extricate from entanglement
    type of:
    défigurer, déformer, tordre
    form into a spiral shape
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