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extricate
/ ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt /
verb
- to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle
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Derived Forms
- ˌextriˈcation, noun
- ˈextricable, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·tri·ca·tion [ek-stri-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- un·ex·tri·cat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extricate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extricate1
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Example Sentences
To extricate himself, he surrendered to the government the management of, and revenues from, most of his property.
This week, Merkel ominously said she expects it will take Europe another decade to extricate itself from the crisis.
George W. Bush set the trap just over nine years ago, and the Democrats are still trying to extricate themselves.
A bit more urgent is how to extricate ourselves from this stinker of a GECSTGD.
It took Jerry Alcorn but a moment to extricate himself from his horse, and as he half rose he fired at Lawrence, but missed.
He wanted two millions to extricate the State from its financial embarrassments.
As robust as the quarryman, this man made violent efforts to extricate himself from the embrace of the serf.
He is like a strong man struggling in a morass: every effort to extricate himself only sinks him deeper and deeper.
There was a prickly pear on top, the thorns of which caught him so that at first he could not extricate himself.
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