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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"
The meaning of EXTRICATE is to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty. How to use extricate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Extricate.
EXTRICATE definition: 1. to remove something or set something free with difficulty: 2. to remove something or set…. Learn more.
to remove, release, or free someone or something from a difficult condition or situation: They need education and other economic opportunities in order to extricate themselves from poverty. The president outlined a plan to extricate the troops if the situation worsened.
Extricate definition: to free or release from entanglement; disengage. See examples of EXTRICATE used in a sentence.
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.
To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage. [Latin extrīcāre, extrīcāt- : ex-, ex- + trīcae, hindrances, perplexities .] ex′tri·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj. ex′tri·ca′tion n. Synonyms: extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle.
Definition of extricate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
