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- DictionaryEx·tri·cate/ˈekstrəˌkāt/
verb
- 1. free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty: "he was trying to extricate himself from official duties"
to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. Synonyms: liberate, deliver, rescue, loose. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process. extricate. / ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt / verb. to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle. Discover More. Usage. See extract.
Extricate is a mixture of the prefix ex, which means "out" or "out of," and the Latin word tricae, which means "hindrances." So to extricate is to get out of what's hindering you. But it's not always so simple. You just try and extricate yourself from the loving death grip of a grandma who hasn't seen you in awhile!
Check pronunciation: extricate. Definition of extricate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · extricate in American English. (ˈekstrɪˌkeit) transitive verb Word forms: -cated, -cating. 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.
Extricate definition: to free or release from entanglement; disengage. See examples of EXTRICATE used in a sentence.
verb. /ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt/ (formal) Verb Forms. extricate somebody/something/yourself (from something) to escape or enable someone to escape from a difficult situation He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties. Take your English to the next level.
Extricate definition, to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. See more.
