entangle

verb4

1. •
   To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.

   • The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net.
2. •
   (figurative) To ensnare.

   • But when I turn away, / Thou, willing me to stay, / Wooest not, nor vainly wranglest; / But, looking fixedly the while, / All my bounding heart entanglest, / In a golden-netted smile; […] — 1842
3. •
   To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
4. •
   To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

   • The story entangles the facts with value judgments.