extricate

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Pronunciation

/ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/

Definition of extricate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

“I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.”
“The firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate Monica from the car wreck.”

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verb

(transitive)To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

“I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.”
“The firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate Monica from the car wreck.”
(rare)To free from intricacies or perplexity.

“Your argumentation ... is invelloped with certain intricacies, that are not easie to be extricated.”

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Borrowed from Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcō. Compare intricate.

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