extricate

extricate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.
2. transitive verb. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.
3. verb. release from entanglement of difficulty

   "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

   Synonyms: disencumber, disentangle, untangle

Synonyms

disencumber, disentangle, untangle

Common word forms

extricated, extricates, extricating

Words from these letters

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