extricate

extricate
transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Etymology: Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities Date: 1601 1. a. archaic unravel b. to distinguish from a related thing 2. to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty • extricable adjectiveextrication noun Synonyms: extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation <
extricated himself from financial difficulties
>
. disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things <
disentangling fact from fiction
>
<
untangle a web of deceit
>
. disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down <
an article disencumbered of jargon
>
. disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders <
disembarrassed herself of her advisers
>
.

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Extricate — Ex tri*cate ([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extricated}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Extricating}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • extricate — ► VERB ▪ free from a constraint or difficulty. DERIVATIVES extrication noun. ORIGIN Latin extricare unravel , from tricae perplexities …   English terms dictionary

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