ex·tri·cate [ ékstri kàyt ](past and past participleex·tri·cat·ed, present participleex·tri·cat·ing, 3rd person present singularex·tri·cates)
transitive verb
Definition:
free with difficulty: to release somebody or something with difficulty from a physical constraint or an unpleasant or complicated situation was unable to extricate himself from the contract
[Early 17th century. < Latin extricat-, past participle of extricare "remove from perplexities" < tricae "perplexities"]
