What does extort mean?
Definitions for extort
ɪkˈstɔrtex·tort
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word extort.
Princeton's WordNet
extortverb
obtain through intimidation
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wringverb
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, wring fromverb
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
Wiktionary
extortverb
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.
extortverb
To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
Etymology: From extortus, past participle of extorquere; from ex + -tort, from torqueo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EXTORTverb
Etymology: extorqueo, extortus, Latin.
’Till the injurious Roman did extort
This tribute from us, we were free. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.Newness
Of Cloten’s death may drive us to a render,
Where we have liv’d; and so extort from us
That which we’ve done. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.That glory never shall his wrath or might
Extort from me, to bow and sue for grace
With suppliant knee, and deify his pow’r. John Milton, Par. Lost.I remember well the impious oath,
Hardly extorted from my trembling youth. Nicholas Rowe.My earnest desires, not any doubts of your goodness, but my real concern for your welfare, extort this from me. William Wake.
His tail was stretch’d out in wond’rous length,
That to the house of heav’nly gods it raught,
And with extorted power and borrow’d strength,
The ever-burning lamps from thence it brought. Edmund Spenser.Are my chests fill’d up with extorted gold? William Shakespeare, H. VI.
To Extortverb
To practise oppression and violence. Now disused.
To whom they never gave any penny of entertainment, but let them feed upon the countries, and extort upon all men where they come. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
Before they did extort and oppress the people only by colour of a lewd custom, they did afterwards use the same extortions by warrant. John Davies, on Ireland.
ChatGPT
extort
Extort is a verb that refers to the act of obtaining something, often money or valuable information, through force, threats, or other unfair or illegal means. It generally involves manipulation or coercion and is typically used in a legal context.
Webster Dictionary
Extortverb
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
Extortverb
to get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2
Extortverb
to practice extortion
Extort
extorted
Etymology: [L. extortus. p. p.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Extort
eks-tort′, v.t. to gain or draw from by compulsion or violence.—p.adj. wrongfully obtained.—adj. Extors′ive, serving or tending to extort.—adv. Extors′ively.—n. Extor′tion, illegal or oppressive exaction: that which is extorted.—adjs. Extor′tionary, pertaining to or implying extortion; Extor′tionāte, oppressive.—ns. Extor′tioner, one who practises extortion; Extor′tionist.—adj. Extor′tionous. [L. extorquēre, extortum—ex, out, torquēre, to twist.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extort in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of extort in a Sentence
Once again the Iranian regime is using its nuclear program to extort the international community and threaten regional security.
So it makes use harder to reach out and gain the trust of those communities. are they a bad group of people who extort? Who murder? Yes.
New York must stop all of its unnecessary lawsuits harrassment, start cleaning New York up, and lowering taxes. Build relationships, but dont bring Fredo ! Trump said, tacking on a insult referring to Chris Cuomo, Chris Cuomo. The Fredo reference is a nod to The Godfather films, and a character in the film who ultimately betrays Chris Cuomo. The Fredo reference was first made by a Trump supporter last summer in a viral video that saw the television journalist get irate with the man for the insult. In the video, Chris Cuomo says the term was meant as a derogatory term for Chris Cuomo Italian heritage, similar to the N-word for African Americans. ( Punk-a ** b ***** s from the right call me Fredo, Chris Cuomo said in the video. My name is Chris Cuomo. Im an anchor on CNN. Fredo is from The Godfather. He was a weak brother and they use it as an Italian aspersion.) DHS SUSPENDS GLOBAL ENTRY FOR New Yorkers ; WILL AFFECT 800K OVER 5 YEARS Chris Cuomo had said hes willing to restore federal access to driving records on a limited basis. But in a midday news conference, Chris Cuomo pledged not to let federal immigration agents see lists of people who had applied for a new type of license that doesnt require applicants to prove they are in the U.S. legally. If they think theyre going to extort New York into giving them a database of undocumented people, theyre wrong. I will never do that.
Illegal tax collection did happen under Yanukovich. Luckily it didn't affect us then, but they are targeting us now despite supposed reforms, we are dealing with a completely unprofessional mafia who are there simply to extort as much as they can while in office.
There is no other legitimate and reliable way to do that. You can't do it by air, you can't do it through Pakistan because they just extort for everything they do, the lifeline runs through Chabahar.
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- ابتزArabic
- изтръгвамBulgarian
- extorsionarSpanish
- riistää, kiristääFinnish
- extorquerFrench
- kizsarol, kicsikar, kikényszerítHungarian
- memerasIndonesian
- spillare, estorcere, carpireItalian
- សង្កត់យក, កំហែងយក, ឆាំង, ជំរិតទារKhmer
- apoMāori
- utpresseNorwegian
- вырывать, вымогать, выпытыватьRussian
- ìznuditiSerbo-Croatian
- กรรโชกThai
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