Extricate (Verb)
Meaning
Release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She struggled to extricate herself from the dense thorny bushes that seemed to hold her captive.
- He found it increasingly difficult to extricate his business from the web of debt that had accumulated over the years.
- Efforts were made to extricate the trapped miners, but the task proved to be a challenging one.
- I'm having trouble trying to extricate myself from this complicated situation at work without offending anyone.
- The team worked tirelessly to extricate the injured hiker from the wreckage of her vehicle.