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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