extricate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/
verb Freq #42373

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    release from entanglement of difficulty

    I cannot extricate myself from this task.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · release from entanglement... disentangle
More liberatedisengagedisencumberwinkle
Opposites
entangleensnareenmeshentrapembroilmire
Word family
Forms extricatedextricatesextricating
Derived forms unextricated
Related forms extricableextricationinextricableintricateintrigue

Etymology

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

extrīcātus Latin
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