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Extort

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Verb

1. extort

obtain through intimidation

2. extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring

obtain by coercion or intimidation

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. extort, wring from

get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Extort

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verb (transitive)
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)

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Extort

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verb transitive
to get (money, etc.) from someone by violence, threats, misuse of authority, etc.; exact or wrest (from)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Extort

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v. ex·tort·ed, ex·tort·ing, ex·torts
v.tr.
1. To obtain (something) by the criminal offense of extortion.
2. To obtain by coercion, intimidation, or psychological pressure: "[She] has no recourse but to model herself on her aunt in a fruitless effort to extort affection from her" (Claudia Nelson).
v.intr.
Law
To commit the criminal offense of extortion: a conspiracy to extort.

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