Ex"tri*cate (ĕks"trĭ*kāt), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated(-
kā`tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Extricating(-kā`tĭng).] [L. extricatus, p.
p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae
trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.]
1. To free, as from difficulties or
perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to
extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.
We had now extricated ourselves from the
various labyrinths and defiles.
Eustace.
2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to
extricate heat or moisture.
Syn. -- To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve;
evolve; set free; liberate.