To involve in difficulties or (originally) sinfulness from which it is difficult to withdraw; to hamper; to entrap. Formerly often: †to discomfit or confound, esp. in a dispute (obs.). Freq. in pass.
| Example | Meaning |
It was a choice to come back to the farm, not that just it was ah expected of you. You-know because lots of people get- get mired in a family business like that and you feel that you have to follow along on the family footsteps and- but this was a choice that everybody had, so that's good. |
To involve in difficulties or (originally) sinfulness from which it is difficult to withdraw; to hamper; to entrap. Formerly often: †to discomfit or confound, esp. in a dispute (obs.). Freq. in pass. |