extrication

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

extrication - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition disentanglement, unsnarling, untangling freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something

Translations

extrication [ˌekstrɪˈkeɪʃən] N (frm) (lit) [of trapped person, object] → extracción f (fig) (from situation) → salida f

extrication

n (lit) → Befreiung f → (from aus); (fig) → Rettung f