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Extort

/ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/

To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity

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📖 Definitions of "Extort"

verb

1
To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
"to extort a promise"
2
To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
3
To twist outwards.

adjective

1
Wrongfully obtained.

🔄 Synonyms of "Extort"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wringverb	(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
racknoun	A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
gougenoun	(transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
wring fromverb	get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Extort"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wringverb	(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
rackverb	To place in or hang on a rack.
gougeverb	(transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
wring fromverb	get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
blackmailverb	(transitive) To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.
obtainverb	(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
gainverb	(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
extractverb	(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
learnverb	To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
deriveverb	(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
bleedverb	(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
take it out ofverb	To enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.
extirpverb	(transitive, obsolete) To extirpate (something).
expulsenoun	(obsolete) To expel, usually by means of violence.
wring outverb	To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
evulseverb	(transitive) To pull out forcibly.
abductverb	(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
evictverb	(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
extirpateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.