The Collaborative International Dictionary
Extricate \Ex"tri*cate\ ([e^]ks"tr[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated([e^]ks"tr[i^]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating([e^]ks"tr[i^]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.]
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To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.
We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles.
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To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.
Syn: To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of extricate English)
Usage examples of "extricating".
With these orders, Peter again set forwards, but having proceeded some way, and his views being still confined by woody glades and forest walks, he began to despair of extricating himself, and stopped for further orders.
On these she rested all her future hopes of prosperity, and regarded the matrimonial alliance which he might form as the only means of extricating his family from their present difficulties.
A stun gun would be useful right now in extricating him from this place.
Most of the pilots had been combat fighters, and were fit and fully experienced at extricating themselves from tricky situations, but none had quite the record of Kenjo Fusaiyuki.
I turned from the awful ruin of the Golden City, and, after great exertion, succeeded in extricating myself from its enclosure.
My first impulse was that we should all return to Versailles, there to assist in extricating our chief from his perils.
From the cairn a spirit diffused, billowing and tenuous, extricating itself from the piled stones.
Clip had to back away, extricating his horn, shaking the monster’s blood from it.
Clip changed back into hawk-form, extricating himself, and the Lady held out her arm for him to perch on.
Inside, Keshen seemed to be having more difficulty in moving and was extricating himself clumsily.
The season was far advanced, and every hour lessened the chance of extricating themselves.