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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.
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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

Imperative
extricate
extricate
Present
I extricate
you extricate
he/she/it extricates
we extricate
you extricate
they extricate
Preterite
I extricated
you extricated
he/she/it extricated
we extricated
you extricated
they extricated
Present Continuous
I am extricating
you are extricating
he/she/it is extricating
we are extricating
you are extricating
they are extricating
Present Perfect
I have extricated
you have extricated
he/she/it has extricated
we have extricated
you have extricated
they have extricated
Past Continuous
I was extricating
you were extricating
he/she/it was extricating
we were extricating
you were extricating
they were extricating
Past Perfect
I had extricated
you had extricated
he/she/it had extricated
we had extricated
you had extricated
they had extricated
Future
I will extricate
you will extricate
he/she/it will extricate
we will extricate
you will extricate
they will extricate
Future Perfect
I will have extricated
you will have extricated
he/she/it will have extricated
we will have extricated
you will have extricated
they will have extricated
Future Continuous
I will be extricating
you will be extricating
he/she/it will be extricating
we will be extricating
you will be extricating
they will be extricating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been extricating
you have been extricating
he/she/it has been extricating
we have been extricating
you have been extricating
they have been extricating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been extricating
you will have been extricating
he/she/it will have been extricating
we will have been extricating
you will have been extricating
they will have been extricating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been extricating
you had been extricating
he/she/it had been extricating
we had been extricating
you had been extricating
they had been extricating
Conditional
I would extricate
you would extricate
he/she/it would extricate
we would extricate
you would extricate
they would extricate
Past Conditional
I would have extricated
you would have extricated
he/she/it would have extricated
we would have extricated
you would have extricated
they would have extricated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.extricate - release from entanglement of difficultyextricate - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
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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
2. free, clear, release, remove, rescue, get out, disengage, disentangle Emergency workers tried to extricate the survivors from the wreckage.
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extricate

verb
To 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, sacar
to extricate o.s. from [+ difficulty, situation] → lograr salir de
he extricated himself from her griplogró soltarse de la mano de ella
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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
(= get out) [+ object, person] → dégager
to extricate sth from sth → dégager qch de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

extricate

vtbefreien; (fig)retten; to extricate oneself from something (lit, fig)sich aus etw befreien
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extricate

[ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt] vt (object) → liberare
to 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 noun
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References in classic literature ?
AN Ox, unable to extricate himself from the mire into which he sank, was advised to make use of a Political Pull.
If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.
When I had done what I could to help others, I climbed back into my carriage--nearly turned over a viaduct, and caught aslant upon the turn--to extricate the worthy couple.
Then you must get him out of England before you stir a finger to extricate yourself.
They had to tear the strong silk away piece by piece, and then cut it in narrow strips so as to extricate it from the meshes of the network.
The national government, in such cases, will not be affected by this pride, but will proceed with moderation and candor to consider and decide on the means most proper to extricate them from the difficulties which threaten them.
She begs, she implores one thing of you--to extricate her from the impossible position in which she is placed.
With that sum you can extricate yourself from your present difficulties; and when you are full of money again, you can redeem it, and take it back cleansed from its ancient stains, as it will have passed through the hands of usurers."
Fouquet has raised against your majesty a troop of factious rioters to extricate his friends from punishment, he will raise an army when he has in turn to extricate himself from punishment."
Instantly I began to extricate myself and crawl back again, with what speed and silence I could manage, to the more open portion of the wood.
Imagination may range at pleasure till it gets bewildered amidst the labyrinths of an enchanted castle, and knows not on which side to turn to extricate itself from the perplexities into which it has so rashly adventured.
It was his luck to meet a young man in what is technically called a 'dive,' and thanks to his monthly wages, to extricate this new acquaintance from a position of present disgrace and possible danger in the future.