extricate

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Pronunciation

/ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt/(EK-strih-kayt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

解救；使摆脱（从困境或纠缠中解脱）

Definition

To free someone or something from a difficult situation or constraint.

Word family

  • extrication/ˌɛkstrɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)解救

Collocations

  • extricate from
  • extricate oneself
  • difficult to extricate
  • extricate from a situation

Examples

  1. 1.Firefighters worked to extricate the driver from the wrecked car. (free physically)
  2. 2.It took months to extricate the company from the failing partnership. (free from difficulty)

Synonyms

  • free/friː/— release, simple
  • liberate/ˈlɪbəreɪt/— set free, formal
  • disentangle/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡl/— untangle from complexity

Etymology

ex- (out) + tricae (difficulties, entanglements) — to pull out of difficulties