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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.

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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 [ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt]

vb (tr)

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

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

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 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.

Translations

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 [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

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 해방하다 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 extriˈcation

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