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Extricate
To free or release from a difficult or tangled situation; to disentangle and remove from constraint.
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Imagine This
Picture a diver caught in a fishing net. With careful cuts and maneuvering, the diver extricates herself from the net and swims free.
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Sounds Like
EK-stri-kayt
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Looks Like
looks like extract; resembles intricate in spelling
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Remember This
Extricate comes from Latin extricare, meaning to disentangle; the word is commonly used in rescue and removal from danger or entanglement.
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Other Forms
extricatedverb
extricatingverb
extricationnoun
extricableadjective
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Connect With
disentangle, untangle, release, liberate, rescue
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Note
Commonly followed by 'from' (extricate from a jam, from a tangle). Do not confuse with 'extract,' which means to pull something out from the interior of something.
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Examples
- Firefighters were able to extricate the trapped motorist from the wreckage.
- The manager tried to extricate himself from the awkward meeting by changing the subject.
Synonyms
freeliberatedisentangleextractrescue
Antonyms
entangletrapinvolve
Etymology
From Latin extricare 'to disentangle', from ex- 'out' + tricΔre 'to entangle'.
Mnemonic
Mnemonic: Exit a triple knot β extricate means to get out of a tangled mess.
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