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- pronunciation:
- ek
strih
keIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
extricates, extricating, extricated |
| definition: |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage.
She knew she needed to extricate herself from this abusive relationship.We must extricate our company from the mess it's in right now.He desperately wished to extricate himself from his engagement to this woman.- synonyms:
- disengage, disentangle, free, liberate, loose, release
- antonyms:
- enmesh, entangle
- similar words:
- disembarrass, disencumber, relieve, rescue, untangle
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| related words: |
extract, help, loose, release, save |
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| derivation: |
extrication (n.) |
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