EXTRICATE


Meaning of EXTRICATE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.