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ex·tri·cate
(ĕk′strĭ-kāt′)tr.v. ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates
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
These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; disengaged his attention from the television; sought to disentangle fact from fiction in the account; lawyers tasked with untangling the corporation's financial dealings.
These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; disengaged his attention from the television; sought to disentangle fact from fiction in the account; lawyers tasked with untangling the corporation's financial dealings.
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extricate
(ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt)vb (tr)
to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle
[C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from ex-1 + trīcae trifles, vexations]
ˈextricable adj
ˌextriˈcation n
Usage: See at extract
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ex•tri•cate
(ˈɛk strɪˌkeɪt)v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to free or release from entanglement; disengage.
[1605–15; < Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcāre to set free =ex- ex-1 + -trīcāre, derivative of trīcae perplexities]
ex′tri•ca•ble, adj.
ex`tri•ca′tion, n.
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extricate
Past participle: extricated
Gerund: extricating
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Verb | 1. | extricate - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" |
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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
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extricate
verbTo free from an entanglement:
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Translations
يُخَلِّص، يُنْقِذ
vymanit
befriudfri af
losa, leysa
išlaisvinimasišpainiojimas
atbrīvotatpestīt
extricate
[ˈekstrɪkeɪt] VT (= disentangle) → desenredar; (= free) [+ victim] → rescatar, sacarto extricate o.s. from [+ difficulty, situation] → lograr salir de
he extricated himself from her grip → logró soltarse de la mano de ella
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
to extricate o.s. from a difficult situation → se tirer d'une situation difficile, se sortir d'une situation difficile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
extricate
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
extricate
[ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt] vt (object) → liberareto extricate sth (from) → districare qc (da)
to extricate sb/o.s. from a difficult situation → togliere qn/togliersi d'impaccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
extricate
(ˈekstrikeit) verb to set free. He extricated her from her difficulties.
ˌextriˈcation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.