extort[verb]Synonyms: force, blackmail, bully, coerce, extract, squeeze
Related Idioms: bleed one white, make one pay through the nose, put the screws to
Related Words: demand,
coerce,
force,
extract,
get,
obtain,
secure,
bleed,
fleece,
skin [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧tort /ɪkˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of extorquere, from torquere 'to twist']
to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them ⇒
blackmailextort something from somebody
Rebels extorted money from local villagers.—extortion /ɪkˈstɔːʃ
ən $ -ɔːr-/
noun [uncountable]:
He faces charges of kidnapping and extortion.—extortionist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲