extricate

ex·tri·cate  (kstr-kt)

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

1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

2. Archaic To distinguish from something related.

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[Latin extrcre, extrct- : ex-, ex- + trcae, hindrances, perplexities.]

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extri·ca·ble (-k-bl) adj.

extri·cation n.

Synonyms: extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle
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

Verb

[-cating, -cated] to free from a difficult or complicated situation or place [Latin extricare]

extricable adj
extrication n

USAGE: See at extract.

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

2. free, clear, release, remove, rescue, get out, disengage, disentangle see see, extract

Translations

extricate [ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt] vt to extricate o.s. from → librarse de

extricate [ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt] vt to extricate sth (from) → dégager qch (de)

extricate [ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt] vt to extricate sb/sth (from) → jdn/etw befreien (aus)

extricate [ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt] vt to extricate sth from → districare qc (da)

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extricate

v extricate [ˈekstrikeit]

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

n ˌextriˈcation

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