extricate

ex·tri·cate

 (ĕk′strĭ-kāt′)

tr.v. ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates

To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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

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ex′tri·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj.

ex′tri·ca′tion n.

Synonyms: extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle
These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; disengaged his attention from the television; sought to disentangle fact from fiction in the account; lawyers tasked with untangling the corporation's financial dealings.

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extricate

(ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt)

vb (tr)

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

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

ˈextricable adj

ˌextriˈcation n

Usage: See at extract

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ex•tri•cate

(ˈɛk strɪˌkeɪt)

v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to free or release from entanglement; disengage.

[1605–15; < Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcāre to set free =ex- ex-¹ + -trīcāre, derivative of trīcae perplexities]

ex′tri•ca•ble, adj.

ex`tri•ca′tion, n.

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extricate

Past participle: extricated
Gerund: extricating

Imperative

extricate

extricate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

extricate - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" disencumber, disentangle, untangle disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

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extricate

verb

1. withdraw, relieve, free, clear, deliver, liberate, wriggle out of, get (someone) off the hook (slang), disembarrass an attempt to extricate himself from his financial difficulties

2. free, clear, release, remove, rescue, get out, disengage, disentangle Emergency workers tried to extricate the survivors from the wreckage.

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extricate

verb

To free from an entanglement:

clear, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, untangle.

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Translations

يُخَلِّص، يُنْقِذ

vymanit

befriudfri af

befreien

tirer

losa, leysa

districare

išlaisvinimasišpainiojimas

atbrīvotatpestīt

befriutfri

kurtarmak

使摆脱脱身

extricate

[ˈekstrɪkeɪt] VT (= disentangle) → desenredar; (= free) [+ victim] → rescatar, sacar
to extricate o.s. from [+ difficulty, situation] → lograr salir de
he extricated himself from her grip → logró soltarse de la mano de ella

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extricate

[ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt] vt

[+ person in difficult situation] → tirer
to extricate o.s. from a difficult situation → se tirer d'une situation difficile, se sortir d'une situation difficile

(= get out) [+ object, person] → dégager
to extricate sth from sth → dégager qch de qch

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extricate

vt → befreien; (fig) → retten; to extricate oneself from something (lit, fig) → sich aus etw befreien

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extricate

[ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt] vt (object) → liberare
to extricate sth (from) → districare qc (da)
to extricate sb/o.s. from a difficult situation → togliere qn/togliersi d'impaccio

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extricate

(ˈekstrikeit) verb

to set free. He extricated her from her difficulties. bevry يُخَلِّص، يُنْقِذ освобождавам livrar dostat (z) befreien befri; udfri af απελευθερώνω, απαλλάσσωlibrar; desenredar vabastama خلاص کردن؛ رها کردن vapauttaa tirer לְחָלֶץ छुड़ाना, मुक्त करना oslobiditi kiszabadít membebaskan losa, leysa liberare 抜け出させる 해방하다 išlaisvinti, išpainioti atbrīvot; atpestīt melepaskan bevrijdenbefri, frigjøre, utfriwyciągać, wyplątywać پريښودل livrar a scoate (din) высвобождать dostať (z) izmotati (se) izvući befria, hjälpa ut ช่วยให้หลุดพ้น kurtarmak 救出，使脫離 розплутувати; визволяти رہائی دلانا giải thoát 脱身，使摆脱

ˌextriˈcation noun

bevryding تَخْليص، إنْقاذ освобождаване libertação vyproštění die Befreiung befrielse; udfrielse απελευθέρωσηliberación; desenredo vabastamine رهاسازی vapautus dégagementחילוץ विमोचन, त्राण izvlačenje kiszabadítás pembebasan losun, frelsun liberazione 脱出 해방, 구출 išlaisvinimas, išpainiojimas atbrīvošana; atpestīšana perlepasan vrijmakingbefrielse, frigjøring wyciągnięcie پريښودنه libertação scăpare высвобождение oslobodenie osvoboditev izvlačenje befrielse การช่วยให้หลุดพ้น kurtarma 擺脫 розплутування; розв'язування رہائی دلانے کا عمل sự giải thoát 摆脱

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