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ex·tort
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ɪkˈstɔrt
/
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ik-
stawrt
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
Law.
a.
to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by
force
, torture, threat, or the like.
b.
to take illegally by
reason
of one's office.
2.
to compel (something) of a person or thing:
Her
wit
and intelligence extorted their admiration.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
(adj.) <
Latin
extortus,
past participle of
extorquēre,
equivalent to
ex-
ex-
1
+
torquēre
to twist
Related forms
ex·tort·er,
noun
ex·tor·tive,
adjective
non·ex·tor·tive,
adjective
un·ex·tort·ed,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
See
extract
.
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extort
(ɪkˈstɔːt)
—
vb
1.
to secure (money, favours, etc) by intimidation, violence, or the misuse of influence or authority
2.
to obtain by importunate demands:
the children extorted a promise of a trip to the zoo
3.
to overcharge for (something, esp interest on a loan)
[C16: from Latin
extortus
wrenched out, from
extorquēre
to wrest away, from
torquēre
to twist, wrench]
ex'torter
—
n
ex'tortive
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
extort
1520s, from L. extort-, pp. stem of extorquere (see
extortion
). Related: Extorted; extorting; extortionate; extortionist.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Both
extort
large sums of money from mines they control.
Phone calls have even been traced to attempts to
extort
ransoms from terrified
victims on the outside.
It is unknown whether the attackers intended to
extort
payments in return for
halting the attacks, he says.
It was some time, however, before a smile could be
extort
ed from Jane.
They're all lawyers and will eventually find a way to
extort
money from corporations.
Being unable to repeal the law, the minority party chooses instead to prevent its enforcement until they can
extort
changes.
Two groups have said that some private lawyers hired by the company were helping to
extort
money from suspects.
They're intimidating us, harassing us and trying to
extort
us.
If operators were allowed to charge for better service, they could
extort
protection money from every website.
The police said that the abduction was not random and that someone had hoped to
extort
money from the Pratt family.
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