transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-strə-ˌkāt ]
transitive verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities
Date: 1601
1.
a. archaic : unravel
b. : to distinguish from a related thing
2. : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
• ex·tri·ca·ble ik-ˈstri-kə-bəl, ek-ˈ, ˈek-(ˌ) adjective
• ex·tri·ca·tion ˌek-strə-ˈkā-shən noun
Synonyms:
extricate , disentangle , untangle , disencumber , disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation
extricated himself from financial difficulties
disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things
disentangling fact from fiction
untangle a web of deceit
disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down
an article disencumbered of jargon
disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders
disembarrassed herself of her advisers