"extort" meaning in All languages combined

See extort on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈstɔː(r)t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-extort.wav [UK] Forms: extort [canonical], extorts [third-person, singular], extorted [past], extorted [past, participle], extorting [present, participle]
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  1. If you extort a person, you threaten to hurt or kill them unless they give you something, such as money or information
    Sense id: simple-extort-en-verb-dho~-mPE
     
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