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extricate

Legal Definition of extricate

Verb

  1. to free from hindrance, difficulties, etc
  2. disentangle

Definition of extricate

Pronunciation

Verb

to extricate (third-person singular simple present extricates, present participle extricating, simple past and past participle extricated)

  1. (transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

    I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.

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