Definition of Extricate
Extricate
ex·tri·cate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to remove someone from a difficult situation, to free or rescue/release them from a constraint or entanglement;
e.g. The chairman tried to extricate himself from official responsibilities.
(verb)
to resolve the complexity, intricacy, or obscurity of something, or to distinguish related things/elements from each other;
e.g. She was finally able to extricate the fine details of what had happened.
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