embroil (em BROYL) vt.1. to mix things up; bungle; jumble; 2. to lure into a
battle or fight; get into trouble
- His waffling on the subject served only to embroilmatters.
- The North and South were embroiledin the bloody Civil War.
[-ed, -ing, -ment n.]
emend(ee MEND) vt.1. to make scholarly corrections or improvements to a
text; 2. (rare) to correct or improve - Loren had to emendthe manuscript to take into account the latest informa-
tion on the subject. - After finding errors, the author emendedthe text.
[-ed, -ing]
emergence*(ee MOER jins) n.1. a becoming visible; coming forth into view; a
coming out; 2. an outgrowth from beneath the outer layer of a plant - The sudden emergenceof the beluga whale from beneath the surface caught
all the whale watchers by surprise. - The emergenceof the sun from below the horizon is well worth getting up
early to watch. - It took a few weeks before the emergenceof the prickles on the rosebush.
emigrate(EM i grayt) vt.to leave one country to settle down in another - During the potato famine, many people emigratedfrom Ireland and came
to the United States. - Albert Einstein emigratedto the United States from Germany.
[-d, emigrating] [Syn. migrate; Ant. immigrate]
eminent(EM in int) adj.1. rising above other things or places, both literally
and figuratively; high; lofty; 2. projecting; prominent; protruding; 3. standing
high when compared to others, as in rank or achievement; renowned; exalted;
distinguished - The Matterhorn is an eminentpeak in the Swiss Alps.
- The office of U.S. senator is an eminentposition.
- George Patton was a general with eminentachievements.
[-ly adv.,eminence n.] [Syn. famous]
emissary(EM is ery) n.an agent of a government, a company, or an individual
sent on a certain mission - The Italian ambassador to the United Nations was sent as an emissaryto
the peace talks. - Although the United States was never a member of the League of Nations,
our government sent an emissarythere to look out for American interests.
[emissaries pl.]
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