extricate
- to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.
- to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.
Origin of extricate
Synonyms for extricate
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rescue, disentangle, liberate, disengage, differentiate, detach, extract, loosen, resolve, disencumber, separate, disembarrass, clear, loose, deliver, free, untie, remove, withdraw, releaseExamples from the Web for extricate
Contemporary Examples of extricate
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.
Historical Examples of extricate
Money was needful to extricate him from this drudgery and let him follow up his aspirations.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
But Shakib is in such a business tangle that he could not extricate himself in a day.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
Before the animal could extricate itself Mary-'Gusta had seized it in her arms.
Mary-'GustaJoseph C. Lincoln
He could extricate himself by criminating his dead father, but that he should never do.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
Still, he conceived that he had gone too far to extricate himself.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
extricate
- to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle
Word Origin for extricate
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Word Origin and History for 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.