What part of speech is extricate?

Extricate can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. extricate is a verb, present, 1st person singular of extricate (infinitive).
  • 2. extricate is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does extricate mean?

Definitions

Verb

extricate - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

Examples of extricate

#   Sentence  
1. verb I cannot extricate myself from this task.
2. verb Lucy commenced some apology for their long delay, but, conscience-struck, became confused as she proceeded; and when Ravenswood, coming to her assistance, endeavoured to render the explanation complete and satisfactory, he only involved himself in the same disorder, like one who, endeavouring to extricate his companion from a slough, entangles himself in the same tenacious swamp.
Sentence  
verb
I cannot extricate myself from this task.
Lucy commenced some apology for their long delay, but, conscience-struck, became confused as she proceeded; and when Ravenswood, coming to her assistance, endeavoured to render the explanation complete and satisfactory, he only involved himself in the same disorder, like one who, endeavouring to extricate his companion from a slough, entangles himself in the same tenacious swamp.

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