"act of extricating, state of being extricated; disentanglement; act or process of setting loose or free," 1640s, noun of action from extricate (v.).
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extricate v.
"disentangle, disengage, set free," 1610s, from Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare "disentangle," figuratively "clear up, unravel," perhaps from ex "out of" (see ex-) + tricae (plural) "perplexities, hindrances," which is of unknown origin. Related: Extricated; extricating.