Extricate /(ĕks"trĭ*kāt)/

imp. & p. p. Extricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating

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.

2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.