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- Dictionaryextricate/ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty: "he was trying to extricate himself from official duties"
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EXTRICATE definition: 1. to remove something or set something free with difficulty: 2. to remove something or set…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXTRICATE is to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty. How to use extricate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Extricate.
EXTRICATE meaning: 1. to remove something or set something free with difficulty: 2. to remove something or set…. Learn more.
Extricate definition: to free or release from entanglement; disengage. See examples of EXTRICATE used in a sentence.
If you extricate yourself or another person from a difficult or serious situation, you free yourself or the other person from it. It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis.
extricate. verb. /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/ (formal) Verb Forms. extricate somebody/something/yourself (from something) to escape or enable somebody to escape from a difficult situation. He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties. Want to learn more?
Extricate is a mixture of the prefix ex, which means "out" or "out of," and the Latin word tricae, which means "hindrances." So to extricate is to get out of what's hindering you. But it's not always so simple.
To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage. [Latin extrīcāre, extrīcāt- : ex-, ex- + trīcae, hindrances, perplexities .] ex′tri·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj. ex′tri·ca′tion n. Synonyms: extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle.
Definition of extricate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Extricate definition: to free or release from entanglement; disengage. See examples of EXTRICATE used in a sentence.
