ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›E›extricate
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extricate
to free from a trap, difficulty, or entanglement
Synonyms
- disentangle
- release
- liberate
Antonyms
- entangle
- trap
- ensnare
extricate in a sentence
The climber struggled to extricate her boot from the narrow crack.
Firefighters extricated the driver from the crushed vehicle.
Where it comes from
From Latin extricare, meaning 'to disentangle.'
Memory hook
EXTRICATE begins like 'exit': to extricate is to find an exit from trouble.
Read it in context
- The Drift Above Science