Extort (IPA: /ɛkˈstɔɹt/)
| Extort (v. t.) |
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt. |
| Extort (v. t.) |
To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2. |
| Extort (v. i.) |
To practice extortion. |
| Extort (p. p. & a.) |
Extorted. |
| Extort Synonyms |
Rack, Squeeze, Gouge, Wring |
| Extort Synonyms |
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| Extort Synonyms |
Wring From |
| Translations |
Extort in Spanish |
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