extricate
11extricate — UK [ˈekstrɪkeɪt] / US [ˈekstrɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms extricate : present tense I/you/we/they extricate he/she/it extricates present participle extricating past tense extricated past participle extricated formal 1) to get someone out… …
12extricate — ex|tri|cate [ˈekstrıkeıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of extricare, from tricae small difficulties ] 1.) to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape extricate yourself/sb from sth …
13extricate — ex|tri|cate [ ekstrı,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to get someone out of a difficult or unpleasant situation: extricate someone/yourself (from something): Pete had managed to extricate himself from a very embarrassing situation. 2. ) to get… …
14extricate — verb (T) 1 to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation (+ from): By 1897 his lawyers had managed to extricate him from the contract. | extricate yourself: I desperately tried to think of a way to extricate myself from Mrs. Bedford s… …
15extricate — transitive verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex + tricae trifles, perplexities Date: 1601 1. a. archaic unravel b. to distinguish from a related thing 2. to free or remove from an entanglement… …
16extricate — v. (D; refl., tr.) to extricate from (she extricated herself from a difficult situation) * * * [ ekstrɪkeɪt] (D; refl., tr.) to extricate from (she extricated herself from a difficult situation) …
17extricate — extrication, n. /ek stri kayt /, v.t., extricated, extricating. 1. to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. 2. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process. [1605 15; < L… …
18extricate — verb /ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/ a) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle. I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket. b) To free from intricacies or perplexity Your argumentation ... is invelloped w …
19extricate — verb there s always someone who can extricate these wealthy little brats from their run ins with the law Syn: extract, free, release, disentangle, get out, remove, withdraw, disengage; informal get someone/oneself off the hook …
20extricate — /ˈɛkstrəkeɪt / (say ekstruhkayt) verb (t) (extricated, extricating) 1. to disentangle; disengage; free: to extricate one from a dangerous or embarrassing situation. 2. to liberate (gas, etc.) from combination, as in a chemical process. {Latin… …
