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extricable

[ek-stri-kuh-buhl, ik-strik-uh-buhl]

adjective

capable of being extricated.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin extric(āre) (see extricate) + -able

Related forms

non·ex·tri·ca·ble, adjective

non·ex·tri·ca·b·ly, adverb

un·ex·tri·ca·ble, adjective

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extricate (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt)

—vb
	to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle

[C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from ex-¹ + trīcae trifles, vexations]



'extricable

—*adj*

extri'cation

—n

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