extricate

CEFRC1

/ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To free someone or something from a difficult situation.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To free from intricacies or perplexity.

Examples

  • Elias wanted to successfully extricate himself out of the system.

  • I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

More examples

In context

  • The firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate Monica from the car wreck.

  • Your argumentation ... is invelloped with certain intricacies, that are not easie to be extricated.

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Rescuers worked for hours to blank the driver from the wreckage.

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Origin

verb

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