verb/embaˈraɾ/
to mess up, to screw up, to bungle; to coat or cover with mud, to mudden; to stain or dirty with a liquid or pasty, sticky substance; to stain or dirty someone's reputation; to smear or rub with a liquid or pasty, sticky substance
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Spanish barro Spanish -ar Spanish embarrar From en- + barro (“mud”) + -ar.