imbrogliare

Definitions of imbrogliare
  1. verb
    disturb the smoothness of
    synonyms: abbaruffare, arruffare, confondere, disordinare, disorganizzare, rabbuffare, scombinare, scompigliare, scomporre, sconvolgere, sgominare, squinternare
  2. verb
    make more complicated
    synonyms: complicare, intricare
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    antonyms:
    impiccolire, semplificare
    make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
    types:
    complicare, intricare
    make more complicated or confused through entanglements
    type of:
    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    make more complicated or confused through entanglements
    synonyms: complicare, intricare
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    type of:
    complicare, intricare
    make more complicated
  4. verb
    cause to feel embarrassment
    synonyms: allucinare, confondere, sconcertare
    allucinare, confondere, inebetire, intrugliare, sbigottire, sconcertare, sgomentare, stupire
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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    allontanare, astrarre, distogliere, distrarre, rimuovere, ritrarre
    draw someone's attention away from something
    type of:
    imbarazzare
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
  5. verb
    deprive somebody of something by deceit
    synonyms: abbindolare, accalappiare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
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    types:
    bagnare, strozzare
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  6. verb
    defeat someone through trickery or deceit
    synonyms: abbindolare, accalappiare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
  7. verb
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
    synonyms: brigare, brogliare, intrallazzare, intrigare
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    type of:
    rilevare
    plan secretly, usually something illegal
  8. verb
    roll into a ball
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    type of:
    dipanare, incartare
    arrange or or coil around
  9. verb
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    synonyms: allucinare, confondere, inebetire, intrugliare, sbigottire, sconcertare, sgomentare, stupire
    allucinare, confondere, sconcertare
    cause to feel embarrassment
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    types:
    disorientare
    cause to be lost or disoriented
    scampare, sfiatare, sfogarsi, sfuggire
    be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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