How do you spell Extricate?
Correct spelling
extricate
Think 'EX-TRIC-ATE' - trick your way out of complications with TRIC in middle
Why is extricate spelled this way?
From Latin extricare, to disentangle. EX (out) + TRICAE (perplexities). To extricate is to free from entanglement — escape from complications.
Common misspellings of extricate
extracateextrigateextricate
Example
The firefighters worked desperately to extricate the trapped passengers from the wreckage.