extricate

tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.
2. Archaic. To distinguish from something related.

[Latin extrīcāre, extrīcāt- : ex-, ex- + trīcae, hindrances, perplexities.]

extricable ex'tri·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj.
extrication ex'tri·ca'tion n.

SYNONYMS   extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle. These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; trying to disengage his attention from the television; disentangled the oar from the water lilies; a trapped animal that untangled itself from a net.

verb

To free from an entanglement: clear, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, untangle. See free/unfree.

v

Definition: get out of situation; relieve of responsibility
Antonyms: entangle, involve

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IN BRIEF: To free from difficulty or entanglements.

He had to be extricated from the vehicle after the accident.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - befri, få løs

idioms:

• extricate oneself    gøre sig fri

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevrijden, (onder) scheiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - dégager de (objet)

idioms:

• extricate oneself    s'extirper (de), (fig) se tirer (de)

Deutsch (German)
v. - herauswinden, freimachen

idioms:

• extricate oneself    sich befreien

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσπώ, ξεμπλέκω (από), εξάγω, βγάζω, βγάζω από δύσκολη θέση, ξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύω

idioms:

• extricate oneself    βγαίνω από μια δύσκολη κατάσταση, ξεμπερδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
districare

idioms:

• extricate oneself    liberarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - libertar

idioms:

• extricate oneself    libertar-se

Русский (Russian)
выпутывать, высвободить

idioms:

• extricate oneself    выпутаться, выкарабкаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - librar, sacar, desenredar

idioms:

• extricate oneself    conseguir salir de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lösgöra, befria, frigöra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使解脱, 救出

idioms:

• extricate oneself    使自己摆脱困难

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使解脫, 救出

idioms:

• extricate oneself    使自己擺脫困難

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구해내다, 유리 시키다

idioms:

• extricate oneself    ~에서 벗어나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解放する, 識別する, 遊離させる

idioms:

• extricate oneself    破滅を脱する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرر, يخلص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיחרר, חילץ‬

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