Embroil (verb)

1. Involve (someone) in a difficult, confusing, or unpleasant situation.
2. Engage in a heated argument or dispute.

Origin:

From middle english embrouillen, from old french embrouiller, from en- + brouiller "to confuse".

Examples:

1. He had got himself embroil in a very complicated and dangerous situation.
2. The two countries embroil in a border dispute.
3. The company embroil in a legal battle over intellectual property rights.
4. The politicians embroil in a public feud over the budget.
5. The family embroil in a bitter argument over the inheritance.