Extort (Verb)
Meaning 1
Obtain through intimidation.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The mafia extorted money from local business owners through threats and violence.
- She was accused of trying to extort her ex-husband for more alimony by making false accusations.
- The scammer attempted to extort sensitive information from the company's employees by posing as an IT expert.
- He was arrested for attempting to extort a large sum of money from his wealthy acquaintance.
- The kidnappers tried to extort a ransom from the victim's family in exchange for their loved one's safe release.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.