extort
Meaning of extort
verb
- obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
he attempted to extort money from the company
early 16th century: from Latin extort- ‘wrested’, from the verb extorquere, from ex- ‘out’ + torquere ‘to twist’.
Information about extort
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of extort is: extorts.
- Languages in which extort is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of extort
ex-tort
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- extort is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
extort synonyms
Meaning squeeze:
Meaning artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant):
Meaning obtain (something such as money or information) from someone unwilling to give it:
Meaning demand and obtain (something) from someone:
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp:
Meaning fasten or tighten with a screw or screws:
Meaning draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically:
Translation of extort
- German: erpressen, abpressen
- Spanish: chantajear, extorsionar
- Italian: estorcere
- French: extorquer
- Portuguese: extorquir
Words that rhyme with extort
tort, detort, retort, contort, intort, abstort, bistort, distort, overdistort
Are you looking more rhymes for extort? Try our rhymes search engine.