extricate[verb]Synonyms: free, disengage, disentangle, get out, release, remove, rescue, wriggle out of
Contrasted words: embroil, entangle, tangle, clog, fetter, hog-tie, manacle, shackle, trammel, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct
Related Words: unravel,
abstract,
detach,
disengage,
disburden,
disemburden,
deliver,
disinvolve,
free,
liberate,
release,
rescue,
resolve [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧tri‧cate /ˈekstrəkeɪt, ˈekstrɪkeɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of extricare, from tricae 'small difficulties']
1. to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape
extricate yourself/somebody from something
How was he going to extricate himself from this situation?2. to remove someone from a place in which they are trapped
extricate somebody/yourself from something Firemen had to extricate the driver from the wreckage. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲