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embroil (em BROYL) vt. 1. to mix things up; bungle; jumble; 2. to lure into a 95
battle or fight; get into trouble
• His waffling on the subject served only to embroil matters.
• The North and South were embroiled in 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 emend the manuscript to take into account the latest informa-
tion on the subject.
• After finding errors, the author emended the 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 emergence of the beluga whale from beneath the surface caught
all the whale watchers by surprise.
• The emergence of the sun from below the horizon is well worth getting up
early to watch.
• It took a few weeks before the emergence of 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 emigrated from Ireland and came
to the United States.
• Albert Einstein emigrated to 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 eminent peak in the Swiss Alps.
• The office of U.S. senator is an eminent position.
• George Patton was a general with eminent achievements.
[-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 emissary to
the peace talks.
• Although the United States was never a member of the League of Nations,
our government sent an emissary there to look out for American interests.
[emissaries pl.]