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extricate
extricate /ˈekstrəkeɪt, ˈekstrɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of extricare, from tricae 'small difficulties'
1. to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape
    extricate yourself/somebody from something
    How was he going to extricate himself from this situation?
2. to remove someone from a place in which they are trapped
    extricate somebody/yourself from something
    Firemen had to extricate the driver from the wreckage.