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extricate

/ˈekstɹəˌkeɪt/EK-struh-kayt
/ˈɛkstɹəˌkeɪt/EK-struh-kayt

Meaningto untangle

Common meaning: to free from difficulty

‘out’ + ‘trifles’ → extricate

Journey through time

  1. Latintrīcae, -ārum‘trifles’
  2. Englishextricate‘to free from difficulty’ · today

ex- also in: exitexactexaltexertexpel

tric also in: intricate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin trīcae ‘trifles; tangles’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry trīcae, p. 1897 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

intricate

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