To extricate is defined as to set free.
(verb)An example of to extricate is letting a bird out of its cage.
See extricate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb extricated, extricating
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
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Origin: Latin extrīcāre, extrīcāt-
Origin: : ex-, ex-
Origin: + trīcae, hindrances, perplexities
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