Definition of extricate Extricate
/ɛˈkstɹʌkejˌt/ - [ekstrukeyt] - ex•tri•cate
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What does extricate mean?
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| extricate - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" | ||
| untangle, disentangle, disencumber | ||
| disengage, free become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- extricate (Verb)
To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle. - extricate (Verb)
To free from intricacies or perplexity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- extricate (v. t.)
To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc. - extricate (v. t.)
To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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extricate
eks′tri-kāt, v.t. to free from hinderances or perplexities: to disentangle: to set free.—adj. Ex′tricable.—n. Extricā′tion, disentanglement: act of setting free. [L. extricāre, -ātum—ex, out, tricæ, hinderances.]
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🔤- extricate, verb, present, 1st person singular of extricate (infinitive).
- extricate, verb (infinitive).
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