v [T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of extricare, from tricae 'small difficulties']
to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape
extricate yourself/sb from sth
　How was he going to extricate himself from this situation?
to remove someone from a place in which they are trapped
extricate sb/yourself from sth
　Firemen had to extricate the driver from the wreckage.