Extort
11extort — verb a) 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… …
12extort — v. (D; tr.) to extort from (to extort money from merchants) * * * [ɪk stɔːt] (D;tr.) to extort from (to extort money from merchants) …
13extort — UK [ɪkˈstɔː(r)t] / US [ɪkˈstɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms extort : present tense I/you/we/they extort he/she/it extorts present participle extorting past tense extorted past participle extorted to illegally get money or information from… …
14extort — transitive verb Etymology: Latin extortus, past participle of extorquēre to wrench out, extort, from ex + torquēre to twist more at torture Date: 15th century to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power ; wring; also …
15extort — verb Extort is used with these nouns as the object: ↑money …
16extort — ex|tort [ıkˈsto:t US o:rt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of extorquere, from torquere to twist ] to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them →↑blackmail extort sth from sb ▪ …
17extort — [[t]ɪkstɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] extorts, extorting, extorted 1) VERB If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means. [V n from n] Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him...… …
18extort — [ɪk stɔ:t, ɛk ] verb obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. Derivatives extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive …
19extort — verb (T) to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of sb: Landlords tried to cover their losses by extorting high rents from tenants. extortion noun (U): Confessions were obtained by extortion.… …
20extort — ex•tort [[t]ɪkˈstɔrt[/t]] v. t. 1) law to obtain from a person by force, threat, or intimidation 2) to elicit by cunning or persuasiveness • Etymology: 1375–1425; < L extortus, ptp. of extorquēre to wrench away, extort ex•tort′er, n …
