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extricate

/ɪkˈstrɪkeɪt/  ·  say it: ik·STRIK·ayt

to free someone or something from a difficulty

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In more detail

1. (verb) to free or remove someone or something from a difficult, trapped, or complicated situation

2. (verb) to pull or untangle something physically from a place where it is stuck or tangled

Examples

• 1. The government struggled to extricate itself from the financial crisis.
• 2. He carefully extricated the fishing line from the branches.

Nearby in Actions & Behavior

assemble, congregate, mingle, assuage