extricate

[ ek-stri-keyt ]
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verb (used with object),ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing.
  1. to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.

  2. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.

Origin of extricate

1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin extricātus (past participle of extricāre ), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tric(ae) “perplexities” + -ātus -ate1

Other words for extricate

Other words from extricate

  • ex·tri·ca·tion [ek-stri-key-shuhn], /ˌɛk strɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • un·ex·tri·cat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for extricate

extricate

/ (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle

Origin of extricate

1
C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from ex- 1 + trīcae trifles, vexations

extricate

Derived forms of extricate

  • extricable, adjective
  • extrication, noun

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