Extricate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

release from entanglement of difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkstɹᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkstɹɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkstɹɪkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkstɹᵻkˌeɪt/.

Examples

I cannot extricate myself from this task

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disencumber disentangle untangle

Parts of Speech

verb	release from entanglement of difficulty “I cannot extricate myself from this task”

Word Forms

extrication	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
untangling	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
disentanglement	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befreien

Befreiung aus der Verstrickung der Schwierigkeit

🇫🇷French

dégager

libération de l'enchevêtrement des difficultés

🇪🇸Spanish

librar

liberación del enredo de la dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

districarsi

liberazione dalla complessità delle difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

bevrijden

bevrijding uit de verstrikking van moeilijkheden

🇵🇹Portuguese

libertar

libertar-se do emaranhado de dificuldades

🇷🇺Russian

высвободиться

освобождение от запутанности трудностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल करना

कठिनाई के जाल से मुक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্কাশন করা

অসুবিধার জট থেকে মুক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரித்தெடுக்கும்

சிரமத்தின் சிக்கலில் இருந்து விடுதலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మూలించు

కష్టం యొక్క చిక్కు నుండి విడుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेर काढणे

अडचणीतून मुक्तता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાર કાઢવું

મુશ્કેલીના ગૂંચવણમાંથી મુક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಲು

ಕಷ್ಟದ ಜಂಜಾಟದಿಂದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറംതള്ളുക

പ്രയാസത്തിൻ്റെ കുരുക്കിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਢਣਾ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਦੇ ਉਲਝਣ ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

مشکل کی الجھن سے رہائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解脱

从困难的纠缠中解脱出来

🇯🇵Japanese

救出する

困難のもつれからの解放

🇰🇷Korean

구해 내다

어려움의 얽매임에서 벗어나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải thoát

thoát khỏi sự vướng mắc của khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

คลี่คลาย

หลุดพ้นจากความยุ่งยากวุ่นวาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

melepaskan

pelepasan dari belitan kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

paalisin

paglaya mula sa pagkakasalubong ng kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

keluarkan

melepaskan diri dari belenggu kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخليص

التحرر من تشابك الصعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

خارج کردن

رهایی از گرفتاری دشواری

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtarmak

zorluk karmaşasından kurtulmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַלֵץ

שחרור מהסתבכות של קושי

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The primary meaning of 'extricate' is 'release from entanglement of difficulty'.

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