- extricate ex·tri·cate vt
- ['ɛkstrɪˌkeɪt]
(object) liberare
to extricate sth (from) — districare qc (da)
to extricate sb/o.s. from a difficult situation — togliere qn/togliersi d'impaccio
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extricate ex·tri·cate vt
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Extricate — Ex tri*cate ([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extricated}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Extricating}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extricate — ex|tri|cate [ˈekstrıkeıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of extricare, from tricae small difficulties ] 1.) to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape extricate yourself/sb from sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
extricate — ex|tri|cate [ ekstrı,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to get someone out of a difficult or unpleasant situation: extricate someone/yourself (from something): Pete had managed to extricate himself from a very embarrassing situation. 2. ) to get… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extricate — ex•tri•cate [[t]ˈɛk strɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing to free or release from entanglement; disengage • Etymology: 1605–15; < L extrīcātus, ptp. of extrīcāre to set free = ex I+ trīcāre, der. of trīcae perplexities ex′tri•ca•ble, adj. ex… … From formal English to slang
extricate — ex·tri·cate … English syllables
Extricated — Extricate Ex tri*cate ([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extricated}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Extricating}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extricating — Extricate Ex tri*cate ([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extricated}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Extricating}([e^]ks tr[i^]*k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intricate — In tri*cate, a. [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle, perplex. Cf. {Intrigue}, {Extricate}.] Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
