Definition of Extrecate
Ex"tri*cate (&ebreve;ks"tr&ibreve;*kāt), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated(-
kā`t&ebreve;d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Extricating(-kā`t&ibreve;ng).] [L. extricatus, p.
p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae
trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.]
1. 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. Eustace.
2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to
extricate heat or moisture.
Syn. -- To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve;
evolve; set free; liberate.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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