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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extricate \Ex"tri*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extricated}; p. pr & vb n. {Extricating}.] [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. --Eustance. 2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as to extricate heat or moisture. Syn: To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free liberate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: extricate v : release from entanglement of difficulty; "i cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: {untangle}, {disentangle}, {disencumber}]
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