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单词 extricated
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extricate

verb

ex·​tri·​cate ˈek-strə-ˌkāt How to pronounce extricate (audio)
extricated; extricating

transitive verb

1
: to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
2
a
: to distinguish from a related thing
b
archaic : unravel
extricable
ik-ˈstri-kə-bəl How to pronounce extricate (audio)
ek-ˈstri-
ˈek-(ˌ)stri- How to pronounce extricate (audio)
adjective
extrication
ˌek-strə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce extricate (audio)
noun

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Extricate is used for the act of freeing someone or something from a tangled situation. Its spelling and meaning comes from Latin extricatus, which combines the prefix ex- ("out of") with the noun tricae, meaning "trifles or perplexities." The resemblance of tricae to trick is no illusion—it's an ancestor.

Synonyms

  • clear
  • disembarrass
  • disengage
  • disentangle
  • free
  • liberate
  • release
  • untangle
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Example Sentences

Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage. They extricated the tractor from the mud. She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Kids Definition

extricate

verb

ex·​tri·​cate ˈek-strə-ˌkāt How to pronounce extricate (audio)
extricated; extricating
: to free from a trap or difficulty

extricated

verb

past tense of extricate
as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • freed
  • liberated
  • disentangled
  • saved
  • rescued
  • untangled
  • released
  • disengaged
  • redeemed
  • cleared
  • cut loose
  • disembarrassed
  • delivered
  • untied
  • disencumbered
  • unraveled
  • unburdened
  • disburdened
  • untwined
  • unsnarled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hampered
  • entangled
  • impeded
  • hindered
  • loaded
  • embroiled
  • blocked
  • weighed
  • obstructed
  • encumbered
  • burdened
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