| VERB | possession | extort | obtain through intimidation |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation | |
| creation | extort, wring from | get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
| Sounds | ihkstao'rt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abort ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort... | |
| Meaning | Obtain through intimidation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
| Narrower | blackmail | Obtain through threats / threats |
| Broader | take | Take by force |
| Spanish | extorsionar | |
| Catalan | arrancar, arrencar, extorquir, extorsionar, treure | |
| Nouns | extortion | unjust / unjust / unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) |
| Meaning | Obtain by coercion or intimidation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" | |
| Synonyms | squeeze, rack, gouge, wring | |
| Narrower | bleed | Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone |
| Broader | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
| Spanish | atormentar, exprimir, extorsionar | |
| Catalan | arrabassar, arruïnar, extorquir, extorsionar | |
| Nouns | extortion | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats / threats of violence) |
| extortion | an exorbitant charge | |
| Meaning | Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | wring from | |
| Narrower | pry, prise | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry |
| Broader | obtain | Come into possession of |
| Spanish | arrancar, sacar | |
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