extorquir

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extorquir

/ɐjʃ.tuɾ.ˈkiɾ/ Portugal

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Do latim extorquere⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

verb extorquindo · extorquido · exturco · extorques · extorque · extorquimos

usurpar, arrebatar algo a alguém utilizando ameaça respaldada por violência; depenar

In English

blackmail to extort money
extort to wrest from an unwilling person by undue or illegal exercise of power or ingen

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@misc{extorquir_2026,
  title = {extorquir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/extorquir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}