- extricate
- \ \ see TRICK
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extricate
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Extricate — Студийный альбом … Википедия
extricate — vb Extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass are comparable when meaning to free or release from what binds or holds back. Extricate, the most widely useful of these words, implies a situation in which someone or something is so … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — I verb clear, cut loose, deliver, deobstruct, detach, disburden, discharge, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disenthrall, disjoin, dislodge, disprison, enlarge, exonerate, expedire, exsolvere, free, let loose,… … Law dictionary
extricate — (v.) 1610s, from L. extricatus, pp. of extricare disentangle, perhaps from ex out of + tricae (pl.) perplexities, hindrances, of unknown origin. Related: Extricated; extricating … Etymology dictionary
extricate — [v] get out of a situation; relieve of responsibility bail out*, clear, deliver, detach, difference, differentiate, disburden, discumber, disembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, extract, free, get off the hook*, get out… … New thesaurus
extricate — ► VERB ▪ free from a constraint or difficulty. DERIVATIVES extrication noun. ORIGIN Latin extricare unravel , from tricae perplexities … English terms dictionary
extricate — [eks′tri kāt΄] vt. extricated, extricating [< L extricatus, pp. of extricare, to disentangle < ex , out + tricae, vexations: see TRICK] to set free; release or disentangle (from a net, difficulty, etc.) extricability n. extricable… … English World dictionary
Extricate — Infobox Album | Name = Extricate Type = Album Artist = The Fall Released = February 1990 Recorded = 1989 90 Genre = Rock Length = 54:32 (original CD) Label = Phonogram Producer = Coldcut, Craig Leon, Mark E. Smith, Adrian Maxwell Sherwood Reviews … Wikipedia
extricate — [[t]e̱kstrɪkeɪt[/t]] extricates, extricating, extricated 1) VERB If you extricate yourself or another person from a difficult or serious situation, you free yourself or the other person from it. [V pron refl from n] It represents a last ditch… … English dictionary
extricate — UK [ˈekstrɪkeɪt] / US [ˈekstrɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms extricate : present tense I/you/we/they extricate he/she/it extricates present participle extricating past tense extricated past participle extricated formal 1) to get someone out… … English dictionary
