/ɛksˈtrɪkeit/ EX-struh-kayt

Definitions

1. verb

to free something or someone from a difficult or complicated situation

“The team had to extricate the car from the muddy ditch.”

2. verb

to separate or disentangle something or someone from a tight or confused mass

“She tried to extricate her hair from the tangled mess.”

3. verb

to remove or get rid of something unwanted or unnecessary

“He tried to extricate himself from the difficult conversation.”

4. noun

the act of freeing or disentangling something or someone from a difficult or complicated situation

“The extrication of the car from the mud took several hours.”