extort
To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture,…To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
» He extorted a large amount of money from her.
Er erpresste einen großen Geldbetrag von ihr.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
to extort contributions from the vanquished
to extort confessions of guilt
erpressen
вырыва́тьvyryvátʹ, выпы́тыватьvypýtyvatʹ, отжиматьotžimatʹ
(transitive)To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
вымога́тьvymogátʹ
obtain by coercion or intimidation
(intransitive, transitive)To twist outwards.
Examples
6 sentencesHe extorted a large amount of money from her.
deEr erpresste einen großen Geldbetrag von ihr.
Mennad is good at extorting money.
Mennad is really good at extorting money.
The gangsters extorted a vast sum of money from the rich man.
They're systematically extorting all of the business owners in the southern part of the city.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere (“to twist or wrench out, to eBorrowed from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere (“to twist or wrench out, to extort”); from ex (“out”) + -tort, from torqueō (“twist, turn”).
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Forms
extorts, extorting, extorted, extortedSynonyms
9 synonyms- get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner:wring from
- obtain by coercion or intimidation:squeezerackgougewring
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle