extricate
verb
- to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcō. Compare intricate.
- To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
“I finally managed to extricate myself from the tight jacket.”
“The firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate Monica from the car wreck.”
- To free from intricacies or perplexity.
“Your argumentation ... is invelloped with certain intricacies, that are not easie to be extricated.”