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. [ 1913 Webster ]

We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustace. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

Syn. -- To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. freed from an entanglement or difficulty.
Syn. -- disentangled, freed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of sending out or evolving. [ 1913 Webster ]