extort
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extort
- /ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere (“to twist or wrench out, to extort”); from ex (“out”) + -tort, from torqueō (“twist, turn”).
verb extorts · extorting · extorted
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To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
to extort contributions from the vanquished
Similar: wrench away, to tear away, to wring, to exact
- To obtain by means of the offense of extortion. Weirdly, Renton doesn’t look too much older and the same also goes for Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), who has exchanged heroin for cocaine and nowadays runs an escort-and-blackmail business, secretly videoing clients and extorting money, working with his female business partner, Veronika (Anjela Nedya
- To twist outwards.
adjective
- Extorted; obtained by extortion. Hauing great Lordships got and goodly farmes, Through strong oppression of his powre extort.
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verb to wrest from an unwilling person by undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
| Español | extorsionar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 勒索 lèsuǒ, 敲詐 /敲诈 qiāozhà |
| हिन्दी | ऐंठना a͠iṭhnā |
| Português | extorquir |
| Français | extorquer |
| Deutsch | erpressen |
| Italiano | estorcere, carpire, spillare |
| Русский | вырыва́ть vyryvátʹ, выпы́тывать vypýtyvatʹ, отжимать otžimatʹ |
verb to obtain by means of the offense of extortion
| Español | extorsionar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 勒索 lèsuǒ, 敲詐 /敲诈 qiāozhà |
| हिन्दी | ऐंठना a͠iṭhnā |
| Português | extorquir |
| Русский | вымога́ть vymogátʹ |
verb to twist outwards
| Italiano | spillare |
|---|
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title = {extort},
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