1. to free or remove someone or something from a difficult or dangerous situation
Usage: often used with ‘from’

Examples

• The firefighters worked to extricate the driver from the wreckage.
• She tried to extricate herself from the awkward conversation.
• It took hours to extricate the hikers from the cave.
• The company struggled to extricate itself from the scandal.
• He managed to extricate his foot from the mud.
• The negotiator helped extricate the hostages from danger.
• They couldn’t extricate themselves from their financial troubles.