Etymology

extrication

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Today it means: The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. Full definition →

English extricate ← Latin extrīcātus
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  1. Latinextrīcō
  2. Latinextrīcātus
  3. Englishextricate
  4. English todayextrication

From extricate + -ion.

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