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to extricate
01
to free someone from a difficult or entangled situation
Transitive: to extricate sb
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
extricate
3rd person singular
extricates
Past simple
extricated
Past participle
extricated
Examples
She had to extricate herself from the awkward conversation at the party.
02
to disentangle or take something out from an area or condition where it's trapped or stuck
Transitive: to extricate sb
Examples
The technician carefully extricated the damaged part from the machine.
Lexical Tree
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