extricate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb release from entanglement of difficulty

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extrīcātus, past participle of extrīcō. Compare intricate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

untangle, disentangle, disencumber

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