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Definition of “extricate

extricate (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪtPronunciation for extricate

Definitions

verb (tr)

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

Alternative Forms

ˈextricable adjective ˌextriˈcation noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin extrīcāre  to disentangle, from ex-C17: from Latin to disentangle, from 1 + trifles, vexations + trīcae trifles, vexations

Usage examples

  • Finding myself loosely bound up in a blanket cocoon, and too weak even to extricate myself, I called feebly for Pocket.
    Baxter, Stephen, Anti-Ice (1993)
  • Whether he can extricate himself from the mess once again is something the people of Pakistan are going to wait and watch, keenly.
    India Today (1996)
  • Local people were helping to extricate bodies from the mangled wreckage.
    SA Star (2005)
  • It turned into a disaster and although the group managed to extricate itself, it paid a big financial penalty.
    Times, Sunday Times (2002)
  • But she forced herself to keep calm while she tried to extricate herself from responsibility.
    Kennedy, Ludovic, On My Way to the Club (1990)

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