Extricate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating().]
Etymology: [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.]
1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc. We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustance.
2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.
Syn. -- To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists extricate only as an antonym, under involve.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given