extricate

verb /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/
  1. extricate somebody/something/yourself (from something) to escape or enable somebody to escape from a difficult situation
    • He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties.
  2. Extricate somebody/something/yourself (from something) to free somebody/something or yourself from a place where they/it or you have been stuck and unable to move
    • They managed to extricate the pilot from the tangled control panel

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