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Showing words for EXTORTING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Extorting

extorting

8 Letter Words for Extorting

ottering, ottinger, oxtering

7 Letter Words for Extorting

ergotin, genitor, gittern, griotte, gritten, negrito, ogtiern, retting, rotting, tentigo, texting, tigrone, trigone, tritone

6 Letter Words for Extorting

egriot, engirt, eringo, extort, geront, gitter, goiter, gotten, groten, ignore, ignote, intext, intort, nitter, norite, orexin, orient, region, retint, roting, rotten, tentor, tertio, terton, tiento, tinger, tinter, toeing, tonger, tonier, tonite, torten, tortie, toting, toxine, trigon, triton

5 Letter Words for Extorting

ergon, ergot, ering, etrog, ettin, exing, exion, genio, genit, genro, giron, goier, goner, goter, grein, greit, grint, griot, groin, grone, gront, grote, inert, inger, ingot, inorg, inter, intro, iortn, irone, negro, niger, niter, nitro, nixer, noire, noreg, norge, norie, norit, noter, ortet, otter, oxter, regin, reign, renig, retin, ringe, ronte, rotge, rotte, tenio, tenor, tetri, tiger, tigon, tinge, titer, toner, toret, torte, toter, toxin, trigo, trine, trite, trone

4 Letter Words for Extorting

engr, ento, entr, ergo, erin, eton, exit, exon, exor, extg, gein, geir, geit, gent, gien, gire, girn, giro, girt, gite, goen, goer, gone, gore, gote, gren, gret, grex, grin, grit, grot, ingo, inro, into, intr, iron, iter, neti, next, niog, nito, nixe, noex, noir, noix, nore, nori, note, nott, ogre, oint, oner, orig, otxi, oxen, oxer, rego, regt, rein, reit, reno, rent, rgen, rine, ring, riot, rite, ritt, roin, roit, rone, rong, ront, rote, roti, teng, tent, tern, text, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tint, tire, tite, toge, togt, toit, tone, tong, tore, tori, torn, tort, tote, tret, trie, trig, trin, trio, trit, trog, tron, trot, xint

3 Letter Words for Extorting

ego, eir, eng, eon, erg, ern, ert, exr, ext, gen, geo, ger, get, gie, gin, gio, git, goi, gon, gor, got, gox, gro, grx, gte, gtt, ign, ing, int, ion, ire, neg, nei, neo, net, nie, nig, nit, nix, nog, nor, not, nox, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, ore, org, ort, reg, rei, rex, rie, rig, rin, rio, rit, rix, roe, rog, roi, ron, rot, rox, rte, rti, teg, ten, ter, tet, tex, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tit, tng, tnt, toe, tog, toi, ton, tor, tot, tox, tri, trt, txt

Definitions for Extorting

[1] Law . to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like. to take illegally by reason of one's office.
[2] to compel (something) of a person or thing: Her wit and intelligence extorted their admiration.
[3] to secure (money, favours, etc) by intimidation, violence, or the misuse of influence or authority
[4] to obtain by importunate demands the children extorted a promise of a trip to the zoo
[5] to overcharge for (something, esp interest on a loan)

Words related to Extorting

extortextract, wrest, exact, coerce, elicit, wring, gouge, force, soak, fleece, get, pinch, skin, milk, obtain, ice, educe, evince, stick, wrench

Words nearby Extorting

extortextirpation, extn., extol, extorsion, extorsive, extort, extortion, extortionary, extortionate, extortionist, extr.

Origin of Extorting

1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin extortus, past participle of extorquēre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + torquēre to twist

Other words from Extorting

ex·tort·er , noun
ex·tor·tive , adjective
non·ex·tor·tive , adjective
un·ex·tort·ed , adjective

Word origin for Extorting

C16: from Latin extortus wrenched out, from extorquēre to wrest away, from torquēre to twist, wrench

Synonyms for Extorting

coerce, elicit, exact, extract, wrest, wring, bleed, bully, clip, demand, educe, evince, fleece, force, get, gouge, ice, milk, obtain, pinch, secure, skin, soak, squeeze, stick, sting, wrench, hold up, make pay through nose, pull one's leg, put screws to, put the arm on, shake down