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ex·tri·cate

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–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

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.

[Origin: 1605–15; < L extricātus (ptp. of extricāre), equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + tric(ae) perplexities + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

ex·tri·ca·tion, noun

—Synonyms 1. loose, rescue, deliver, save, recover.

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ex·tri·cate Audio Help (ěk'strĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates

To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.
Archaic To distinguish from something related.

[Latin extrīcāre, extrīcāt- : ex-, ex- + trīcae, hindrances, perplexities.]

ex'tri·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj., ex'tri·ca'tion n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; trying to disengage his attention from the television; disentangled the oar from the water lilies; a trapped animal that untangled itself from a net.

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extricate

1614, from L. extricatus, pp. of extricare "disentangle," from ex- "out of" + tricæ (pl.) "perplexities, hindrances," of unknown origin.

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extricate
verb
release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

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extricate [ˈekstrikeit] verb

to set free
Example: He extricated her from her difficulties.

Arabic:	يُخَلِّص، يُنْقِذ
Chinese (Simplified):	使摆脱
Chinese (Traditional):	使擺脫
Czech:	dostat (z)
Danish:	befri; udfri af
Dutch:	bevrijden
Estonian:	vabastama
Finnish:	vapauttaa
French:	tirer (de)
German:	befreien
Greek:	απελευθερώνω, απαλλάσσω
Hungarian:	kiszabadít
Icelandic:	losa, leysa
Indonesian:	membebaskan
Italian:	liberare

Japanese:	抜け出させる
Korean:	구해내다
Latvian:	atbrīvot; atpestīt
Lithuanian:	išlaisvinti, išpainioti
Norwegian:	befri, frigjøre, utfri
Polish:	wyciągać, wyplątywać
Portuguese (Brazil):	desenredar
Portuguese (Portugal):	livrar
Romanian:	a scoate (din)
Russian:	высвобождать
Slovak:	dostať (z)
Slovenian:	izmotati (se)
Spanish:	librar; desenredar
Swedish:	befria, hjälpa ut
Turkish:	kurtarmak

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Extricate

Ex"tri*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating.] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.]

1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.

We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. --Eustance.

2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.

Syn: To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate.

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