Extricate

глагол 1) [устаревшее] объяснять, разгадывать, разведывать Синоним(ы): unravel 2) а) вытаскивать, выводить (из трудной ситуации, затруднительного положения); находить решение (сложной проблемы) Например: He had promised to extricate his friend from his overwhelming difficulties. — Он пообещал своему другу вытащить его из безумно трудного положения. Синоним(ы): disentangle б) [химия] освобождать, выделять (какой-либо реагент из состава химического соединения) Синоним(ы): liberate, disengage

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Extricate

transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Etymology: Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities 1. a. archaic unravel b. to distinguish from a related thing 2. to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty • extricable adjectiveextrication noun Synonyms: extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation Example: extricated himself from financial difficulties. disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things Example: disentangling fact from fiction Example: untangle a web of deceit. disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down Example: an article disencumbered of jargon. disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders Example: disembarrassed herself of her advisers.

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