(yourself) (from sth) (written)
1 to escape or enable sb to escape from a difficult situation:
He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties.
2 to free sb/sth or yourself from a place where they/it or you are trapped:
They managed to extricate the pilot from the tangled control panel.
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