extort 音标拼音: [ɪkst'ɔrt]
vt . 勒索,敲诈,强要
勒索,敲诈,强要
extort v 1 :
obtain through intimidation 2 :
obtain by coercion or intimidation ; "
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 " [
synonym : {
extort }, {
squeeze },
{
rack }, {
gouge }, {
wring }]
3 :
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner [
synonym : {
extort }, {
wring from }]
Extort \
Ex *
tort "\,
v .
i .
To practice extortion . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
Extort \
Ex *
tort "\,
p .
p . &
a . [
L .
extortus .
p .
p .]
Extorted . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
Extort \
Ex *
tort "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Extorted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Extorting }.] [
L .
extortus ,
p .
p .
of extorquere to twist or wrench out ,
to extort ;
ex out torquere to turn about ,
twist .
See {
Torsion }.]
1 .
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force ,
menace ,
duress ,
torture ,
or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity ;
to wrench away (
from );
to tear away ;
to wring (
from );
to exact ;
as ,
to extort contributions from the vanquished ;
to extort confessions of guilt ;
to extort a promise ;
to extort payment of a debt .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
To get by the offense of extortion .
See {
Extortion },
2 .
[
1913 Webster ]
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
extort ":
abstract ,
and ,
annex ,
appropriate ,
ask ,
ask for ,
badger ,
bag ,
blackmail ,
bleed ,
boost ,
borrow ,
bully ,
call for ,
challenge ,
cheat ,
claim ,
clamor for ,
coerce ,
cop ,
crib ,
cry for ,
defraud ,
demand ,
embezzle ,
exact ,
extract ,
filch ,
fleece ,
force ,
force from ,
get ,
gouge ,
hook ,
impose ,
indent ,
issue an ultimatum ,
levy ,
levy blackmail ,
lift ,
make a demand ,
make off with ,
milk ,
nip ,
obtain ,
order ,
order up ,
palm ,
pilfer ,
pinch ,
place an order ,
poach ,
pry loose from ,
purloin ,
put in requisition ,
rend ,
rend from ,
require ,
requisition ,
rip ,
rip from ,
run away with ,
rustle ,
screw ,
scrounge ,
secure ,
shake down ,
shoplift ,
skin ,
snare ,
snatch ,
snatch from ,
snitch ,
squeeze ,
steal ,
swindle ,
swipe ,
take ,
tear from ,
thieve ,
walk off with ,
warn ,
wrench ,
wrench from ,
wrest ,
wring ,
wring from
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