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extort

/ɪkˈstɔːrt/

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verb

/ɪkˈstɔːrt/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по получению чего-либо, особенно денег, с помощью силы, угроз или незаконного давления.

A verb used to indicate the act of obtaining something, especially money, through force, threats, or illegal pressure.

  1. Obtain by force or threatsC1formallegal

    To obtain something, especially money, from someone by using threats, violence, or intimidation.

    ruВымогать

    • The gang attempted to extort money from the local shopkeepers.
    • He was arrested for trying to extort a confession from the witness.
    • They used blackmail to extort large sums from their victims.

    Synonymsblackmailbullycoerceexactextractforcesqueezewring

Forms
  • extorted past participle
  • extorted past simple
  • extorting present participle
  • extorts third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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