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extricate

ex.tri.cate \'ek-str*-.ka-t\ \.ek-str*-'ka--sh*n\ vt [L extricatus, pp. of 
   extricare, fr. ex- + tricae trifl]es, perplexities archaic  1a: UNRAVEL  
   1b: to distinguish from a related thing  2: to free or remove from an 
   entanglement or difficulty M, DISEMBARRASS mean to free from what binds or 
   holds back. EXTRICATE implies the use of force or ingenuity in freeing from 
   a difficult position or situation; DISENTANGLE and UNTANGLE suggest 
   painstaking separation of a thing from other things; DISENCUMBER implies a 
   release from something that clogs or weighs down; DISEMBARRASS suggests a 
   release from something that impedes or hinders - ex.tri.ca.tion n SYN syn 
   EXTRICATE, DISENTANGLE, UNTANGLE, DISENCUMBER