extricate

To extricate is defined as to set free.

(verb)

An example of to extricate is letting a bird out of its cage.

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See extricate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb extricated, extricating

to set free; release or disentangle (from a net, difficulty, etc.)

Origin: < L extricatus, pp. of extricare, to disentangle < ex-, out + tricae, vexations: see trick

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See extricate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates
  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.
  2. Archaic To distinguish from something related.

Origin:

Origin: Latin extrīcāre, extrīcāt-

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + trīcae, hindrances, perplexities

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Related Forms:

  • exˈtri·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adjective
  • exˌtri·caˈtion noun

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