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ex·tri·cate Listen to audio/ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt/ verb
ex·tri·cates; ex·tri·cat·ed; ex·tri·cat·ing
[+ obj] : to free or remove (someone or something) from something (such as a trap or a difficult situation)
Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage. They extricated the tractor from the mud. She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems.

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