SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
extricate
verb
To free from a difficulty, entanglement, or constraint.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Free from entanglement
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Usage distinction
Return to topExtricate suggests working free from something complicated, whether physical or figurative.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See extricate in use
The hikers had to extricate a wheel from the deep mud.
A volunteer helped extricate the set pieces from a crowded storage room so they could be divided between two available cars.
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