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EXTRICATE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they extricate ... he / she / it extricates
Past simple: extricated
-ing form: extricating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Release from entanglement of difficulty
Example:
I cannot extricate myself from this task
Synonyms:
disencumber; disentangle; extricate; untangle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "extricate" is one way to...):
disengage; free (free or remove obstruction from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
extrication (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)