extort

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extort Definition

• (v) obtain through intimidation
• (v) 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"
• (v) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

extort Synonyms

• extort
• gouge
• rack
• squeeze
• wring
• wring from