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extort
verb
(ex-tort)
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
Synonyms:
wring from,
extort
verb
(ex-tort)
obtain by coercion or intimidation
Synonyms:
gouge
,
rack
,
squeeze
,
wring
,
Examples:
They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss.
extort
verb
(ex-tort)
obtain through intimidation
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extort
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wring
,
gouge
,
rack
,
wring from
,
blackmail
,
extract
,
obtain
,
get
,
derive
,
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,
bleed
,
learn
,
bribe
,
bilk
,
embezzle
,
defraud
,
kidnap
,
coerce
,
abduct
,
steal
,
smuggle
,
harass
,
intimidate
,
rob
,
pilfer
,
wheedle
,
defame
,
dupe
,
filch
,
incriminate
,
terrorize
,
hoodwink
,
manipulate
,
finagle
,
cheat
,
molest
,
solicit
,
ransack
,
launder
,
extorsive
,
swindling
,
pocketing
,
carjack
,
scamming
,
misappropriated
,
badger game
,
conning
,
withhold
,
siphon
,
seduce
,
lure
,
implicate
,
discredit
,
fleeced
,
embarrass
,
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,
evade
,
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,
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,
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,
sue
,
colluding
,
shoplift
,
burglarize
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
flee
,
scheming
,
entice
,
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,
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,
kill
,
brainwash
,
persuade
,
conspiring
,
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,
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,
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,
deprive
,
destabilize
,
scammed
,
humiliate
,
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,
snatch
,
pacify
,
burgle
,
hush
,
hide
,
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,
entrap
,
overcharge
,
usurp
,
foist
,
destroy
,
mulcting
,
perpetrate
,
divert
,
abusing
,
extort
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