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   extricate

   /ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty: "he was trying to extricate himself from official duties"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘unravel, untangle’): from Latin extricat- ‘unravelled’, from the verb extricare, from ex- ‘out’ + tricae ‘perplexities’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extricable adjective
   • 2. extrication noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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     1

   • X

     8

   • T

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     1

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