— extrication , n.
/ek"stri kayt'/ , v.t., extricated, extricating .
1. to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.
2. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.
[ 1605-15; extricatus (ptp. of extricare ), equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + tric ( ae ) perplexities + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. loose, rescue, deliver, save, recover.