/ Dictionary / Index E extricate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ex•tri•cate Pronunciation: (ek'stri-kāt"), [key] — -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: extricate (Thesaurus) extricable extrinsic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language