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Extricate

/ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt/
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(verb) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

Elias wanted to successfully extricate himself out of the system.
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The firefighters worked hard to ____ the driver from the wreckage of the car after the crash.

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