extricate

verb

ex·tri·cate ˈek-strə-ˌkāt How to pronounce extricate (audio)

extricated; extricating

transitive verb

: to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty

: to distinguish from a related thing

archaic : unravel

extricable

ik-ˈstri-kə-bəl How to pronounce extricate (audio)

ek-ˈstri-

ˈek-(ˌ)stri- How to pronounce extricate (audio)

adjective

extrication

ˌek-strə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce extricate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage. They extricated the tractor from the mud. She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems.

Recent Examples on the Web Nowak and Duerr died before firefighters were able to extricate them, Buettner wrote.

Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 Hoover Fire Department’s Technical Rescue arrived to help extricate her.

Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 The move comes shortly after The Washington Post reported that Musk was planning to extricate himself from the deal.

Michael Kan, PCMAG, 8 July 2022 Over the course of 18 days, thousands of volunteers, including more than 100 divers, helped in the effort to extricate the soccer team amid monsoon rains.

Paddy O'connell, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022 Officials had to extricate one person from the car, who was hospitalized.

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2022 The only question today is whether Musk can extricate himself, or more precisely, at what price.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Then there is the Middle East, from which America has been trying to extricate itself for years.

Stephen Collinson, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022 Firefighters and lifeguards were still working to extricate the person .

Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 See More

单词	extricating
释义	extricate verb ex·tri·cate ˈek-strə-ˌkāt extricated; extricating transitive verb 1 : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty 2 a : to distinguish from a related thing b archaic : unravel extricable ik-ˈstri-kə-bəl ek-ˈstri- ˈek-(ˌ)stri- adjective extrication ˌek-strə-ˈkā-shən noun Did you know? Extricate is used for the act of freeing someone or something from a tangled situation. Its spelling and meaning comes from Latin extricatus, which combines the prefix ex- ("out of") with the noun tricae, meaning "trifles or perplexities." The resemblance of tricae to trick is no illusion—it's an ancestor. Synonyms clear disembarrass disengage disentangle free liberate release untangle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage. They extricated the tractor from the mud. She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems. Recent Examples on the Web Nowak and Duerr died before firefighters were able to extricate them, Buettner wrote. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 Hoover Fire Department’s Technical Rescue arrived to help extricate her. Carol Robinson \| Crobinson@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 The move comes shortly after The Washington Post reported that Musk was planning to extricate himself from the deal. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 8 July 2022 Over the course of 18 days, thousands of volunteers, including more than 100 divers, helped in the effort to extricate the soccer team amid monsoon rains. Paddy O'connell, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022 Officials had to extricate one person from the car, who was hospitalized. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2022 The only question today is whether Musk can extricate himself, or more precisely, at what price. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Then there is the Middle East, from which America has been trying to extricate itself for years. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022 Firefighters and lifeguards were still working to extricate the person . Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities First Known Use 1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2b Kids Definition extricate verb ex·tri·cate ˈek-strə-ˌkāt extricated; extricating : to free from a trap or difficulty extricating verb present participle of extricate as in freeing to set free from entanglement or difficulty you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance freeing saving rescuing disentangling disengaging liberating untangling redeeming releasing clearing disembarrassing cutting loose unburdening untying delivering unraveling disencumbering disburdening untwining untieing unsnarling Antonyms & Near Antonyms entangling impeding hindering hampering embroiling obstructing blocking weighing burdening loading encumbering See More
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