Ex'tri-cāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXTRICATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXTRICATING.] [Lat. extricare, extricatum, from ex, out of, from, and trice, hinderances, vexations, perplexities.] 1. To free from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate one's self from debt. We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustace. 2. To send out; to cause to be emitted or evolved. Syn.—To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free.