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extricated

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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.
[Latin extrcre, extrct- : ex-, ex- + trcae, hindrances, perplexities.]
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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And Boris, having apparently relieved himself of an onerous duty and extricated himself from an awkward situation and placed another in it, became quite pleasant again.
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