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extricate
[ ek-stri-keyt ]
/ ˈɛk strɪˌkeɪt /
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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.
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Origin of extricate
OTHER WORDS FROM extricate
ex·tri·ca·tion [ek-stri-key-shuhn], /ˌɛk strɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounun·ex·tri·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby extricate
extremist, extremity, extremophile, extremum, extricable, extricate, extrication, extrinsic, extrinsic eye muscle, extrinsic factor, extro-
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British Dictionary definitions for extricate
extricate
/ (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle
Derived forms of extricate
extricable, adjectiveextrication, nounWord Origin for extricate
C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from ex- 1 + trīcae trifles, vexations
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