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Word: Extricate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘unravel, untangle’): from Latin extricat- ‘unravelled’, from the verb extricare, from ex- ‘out’ + tricae ‘perplexities’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty
Short Definition:free person or thing from constraint or difficulty
Examples:- he was trying to extricate himself from official duties
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