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Meanings of
extort
in anglès
portuguès
extorquir
català
extorsionar
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Obtain by coercion or intimidation.
squeeze
rack
wring
gouge
català
extorsionar
espanyol
sacar
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Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner.
wring from
espanyol
sacar
Usage of
extort
in anglès
1
They carry out hit-and-run attacks on police and
extort
money from businesses.
2
Nor would I ever try to attempt to
extort
my child's fathers.
3
Some take advantage of the absence of rules to
extort
their clients.
4
In May, Cardenas began investigating whether Gutierrez tried to
extort
Southern Copper.
5
But no time was allowed Horry to
extort
the provisions as suggested.
6
Such an apparent contradiction would be very likely to
extort
further questions.
7
But after a brief kiss he seemed to
extort
enthusiasm from her.
8
But he could
extort
no sign, either of consent or of defiance.
9
The magistrates, however, interfered, and endeavored to
extort
a confession from Goethe.
10
Call it, as you may with truth, an attempt to
extort
money.
11
It was a fraud, an imposition, an impudent plot to
extort
money.
12
Sometimes they'll file charges just to
extort
a bribe, knowing we'll pay.
13
I hope you don't think I kept it to
extort
a price.
14
Can he
extort
one noble thought from his weak and indigent brain?
15
Then you mean to try and
extort
a confession from Laleli herself?
16
If Joshua didn't always try to
extort
clients they might win more business.
Other examples for "extort"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
extort
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
extort money
extort a confession
extort bribes
extort huge
extort blackmail
More collocations
Translations for
extort
portuguès
extorquir
català
extorsionar
extorquir
arrabassar
arruïnar
espanyol
sacar
arrancar
Extort
through the time
Extort
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common