/ ˈekstrɪkeɪt; NAmE / verb [ vn ] extricate sb/sth / yourself (from sth) ( formal )
1.
to escape or enable sb to escape from a difficult situation :
He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties.
2.
to free sb/sth or yourself from a place where they/it or you are trapped :
They managed to extricate the pilot from the tangled control panel.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense unravel, untangle ): from Latin extricat- unravelled, from the verb extricare , from ex- out + tricae perplexities.