extricate
[ ek-stri-keyt ]
/ ˈɛk strɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing.
to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.
to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.
RELATED WORDS
rescue, disentangle, liberate, disengage, differentiate, detach, extract, loosen, resolve, disencumber, separate, disembarrass, clear, loose, deliver, free, untie, remove, withdraw, release
Nearby words
- extremities,
- extremity,
- extremophile,
- extremum,
- extricable,
- extrication,
- extrinsic,
- extrinsic allergic alveolitis,
- extrinsic eye muscle,
- extrinsic factor
Origin of extricate
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extricate
/ (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle
Word Origin for extricate
C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from ex- 1 + trīcae trifles, vexations
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extricate
1610s, from Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare "disentangle," perhaps from ex- "out of" + tricae (plural) "perplexities, hindrances," of unknown origin. Related: Extricated; extricating.
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