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extricateto free someone or something from a constraint or difficult situation

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to free someone or something from a constraint or difficult situation

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/

Korean meaning: 곤경에서 벗어나게 하다, 빼내다

Korean pronunciation: **익**스트리케이트

Example Sentences

  • The firefighters worked for hours to extricate the cat from the tree, only to watch it jump down by itself.
  • He tried to extricate himself from his mother's endless questions about his dating life.
  • The rescue team managed to extricate all passengers from the wreckage safely.

extricate

VERB

//ˈekstrɪkeɪt//

to free someone or something from a constraint or difficult situation

extricate concept
💡 Concept

A tow truck driver extricates the stuck delivery vehicle from deep mud

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extricate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Extricate with care from intricate layers so delicate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈekstrɪkeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈekstrɪkeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Roottric
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'extricatus', the past participle of 'extricare', which combines the prefix 'ex-' (out) with 'tricae' (perplexities or complications). The word originally meant to disentangle from perplexities.

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🎵Rhyme

intricateicatedelicate
intricate
icate
delicate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The firefighters worked for hours to extricate the cat from the tree, only to watch it jump down by itself.

😄 Fun example

He tried to extricate himself from his mother's endless questions about his dating life.

The rescue team managed to extricate all passengers from the wreckage safely.

She had to extricate her company from the financial crisis through careful planning.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

liberatefreereleaserescuedisentangle

Antonyms

entangletrapensnare

Related

extractdisengageuntangleescaperetrieve