meaning of extort
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.
2. To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.
3. To practice extortion.
4. Extorted.
5. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
Related Words
extort | extorted | extorter | extorting | extortion | extortionary | extortionate | extortionately | extortioner | extortionist | extortious |
