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strɪˌkeɪt verb (used with object), ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·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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extricate (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle | |
| [C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from | |
| 'extricable | |
| —adj | |
| extri'cation | |
| —n | |
| extricate (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle | |
| [C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from | |
| 'extricable | |
| —adj | |
| extri'cation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
extricate
1610s, from L. extricatus, pp. of extricare "disentangle," from ex- "out of" + tricæ (pl.) "perplexities, hindrances," of unknown origin. Related: Extricable; extricated; extricating; extrication.
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Example sentences
To aid in the extrication, he had brought along a little gadget his station had recently acquired.
The extrication took place while the engulfing flames moved in the direction of the elderly couple and the officers.
He never considered the possibility that water was expelled during the body's extrication from the vehicle.
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