un extorted
verb (used with object)
1.
2.
to compel (something) of a person or thing: Her wit and intelligence extorted their admiration.
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Un extorted
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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extort (ɪkˈstɔːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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Word Origin & History
extort
1520s, from L. extort-, pp. stem of extorquere (see extortion). Related: Extorted; extorting; extortionate; extortionist.
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