extricate
Meaning
- (transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
- (rare) To free from intricacies or perplexity.
Synonyms
allow to escape
let escape
set at liberty
allow to go
dredge out
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcō. Compare intricate.
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