extort, v.
(extorted, extorting, extorts)
(extorted, extorting, extorts)
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
<verb.creation>
extort wring from
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
obtain by coercion or intimidation
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
extort gouge rack squeeze wring
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something from somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s something from somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s something from somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s something from somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s something from somebody
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obtain through intimidation
<verb.possession>
extort
verb frames
Somebody ----s something from somebody
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derivationally related form
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