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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tri•cate /ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to free or release from something that tangles or traps;
disengage:The fox tried desperately to extricate himself from the trap. ex•tri•ca•tion, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tri•cate (ek′stri kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to free or release from entanglement;
disengage:to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. - Chemistryto liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.
- Latin extricātus (past participle of extricāre), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + tric(ae) perplexities + -ātus -ate1
- 1605–15
ex′tri•ca′tion, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loose, rescue, deliver, save, recover.
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