extricate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛks.trɪ.keɪt/

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Verb

Plain form extricate

Third-person singular extricates

Past tense extricated

Past participle extricated

Present participle extricating

1. (transitive) If you extricate someone or something, you free it from a difficult situation.

   I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.

   The firefighters had to use power tools to extricate Monica from the car wreck.