'Extricate' definitions:
Definition of 'extricate'
From: WordNet
verb
Release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber]
Definition of 'Extricate'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]
- 1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc. [1913 Webster]
- We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. --Eustace. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.
- Syn: To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'extricate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- avulse,
- break loose,
- break out,
- clear,
- cut loose,
- cut out,
- deliver,
- deracinate,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- disburden,
- disembarrass,
- disembroil,
- disencumber,
- disengage,
- disentangle,
- disinvolve,
- dislodge,
- draw,
- draw out,
- dredge,
- dredge up,
- eradicate,
- evolve,
- evulse,
- excavate,
- excise,
- exsect,
- extract,
- free,
- free up,
- get out,
- gouge out,
- grub up,
- liberate,
- mine,
- pick out,
- pluck out,
- pluck up,
- pull,
- pull out,
- pull up,
- quarry,
- rake out,
- ransom,
- recover,
- redeem,
- release,
- remove,
- rescue,
- retrieve,
- rip out,
- root out,
- root up,
- salvage,
- save,
- set free,
- take out,
- tear loose,
- tear out,
- unclutter,
- unearth,
- unknot,
- unravel,
- unscramble,
- unsnarl,
- untangle,
- uproot,
- weed out,
- withdraw,
- wrest out