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extort    音標拼音: [ɪkst'ɔrt]
vt. 勒索,敲詐,強要

勒索,敲詐,強要

extort
v 1: obtain through intimidation
2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from
the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the
company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the
business by threatening him" [synonym: {extort}, {squeeze},
{rack}, {gouge}, {wring}]
3: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
[synonym: {extort}, {wring from}]

Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. i.
To practice extortion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]


Extort \Ex*tort"\, p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.]
Extorted. [Obs.] --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]


Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist
or wrench out, to extort; ex out torquere to turn about,
twist. See {Torsion}.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See {Extortion},
2.
[1913 Webster]

87 Moby Thesaurus words for "extort":
abstract, and, annex, appropriate, ask, ask for, badger, bag,
blackmail, bleed, boost, borrow, bully, call for, challenge, cheat,
claim, clamor for, coerce, cop, crib, cry for, defraud, demand,
embezzle, exact, extract, filch, fleece, force, force from, get,
gouge, hook, impose, indent, issue an ultimatum, levy,
levy blackmail, lift, make a demand, make off with, milk, nip,
obtain, order, order up, palm, pilfer, pinch, place an order,
poach, pry loose from, purloin, put in requisition, rend,
rend from, require, requisition, rip, rip from, run away with,
rustle, screw, scrounge, secure, shake down, shoplift, skin, snare,
snatch, snatch from, snitch, squeeze, steal, swindle, swipe, take,
tear from, thieve, walk off with, warn, wrench, wrench from, wrest,
wring, wring from

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  • EXTORT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of EXTORT is to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring; also : to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument How to use extort in a sentence
  • EXTORT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    extort something from someone He was part of a plot to extort money from his brother Police officers were charged with extorting bribes Hackers extort money from businesses by threatening to shut down their computer networks Confessions shown to have been extorted by officers of the state are void
  • EXTORT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    What does extort mean? Extort means to use violence, threats, intimidation, or pressure from one’s authority to force someone to hand over money (or something else of value) or do something they don’t want to do
  • EXTORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him [VERB noun + from] Her kidnapper extorted a £175,000 ransom for her release [VERB noun]
  • Extort - definition of extort by The Free Dictionary
    extort - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
  • extort verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    extort something (from somebody) to make somebody give you something by threatening them The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses
  • Extort - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    To extort is to use information or the threat of violence to acquire cash or something else Extortion is a classic shakedown, a gouge, a squeeze Usually it's money someone is after if they're going to extort you for it
  • extort - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    extort (third-person singular simple present extorts, present participle extorting, simple past and past participle extorted) (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
  • What does extort mean? - Definitions. net
    extort verb 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 | meaning of extort in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . .
    extort meaning, definition, what is extort: to illegally force someone to give you s : Learn more





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