Inflected forms: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin extrcre, extrct- : ex-, ex- + trcae, hindrances, perplexities.
extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; trying to disengage his attention from the television; disentangled the oar from the water lilies; a trapped animal that untangled itself from a net.
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