\Ex"tri*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extricated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Extricating}.] [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.