extricate

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US /ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #42373

Meanings

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verb
release from entanglement of difficulty

I cannot extricate myself from this task.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · release from entanglement... disentangle

More liberate disengage disencumber winkle

Opposites

entangle ensnare enmesh entrap embroil mire

Word family

Forms extricatedextricatesextricating

Derived forms unextricated

Related forms extricableextrication inextricable intricate intrigue

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcō. Compare intricate.

extrīcātus Latin

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