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ex·tri·cate
[ek-stri-keyt] Pronunciation Key
[ek-stri-keyt] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| ex·tri·cate
(ěk'strĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates
[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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