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Word entry · 6 letters

extort

Best crossword clue

"Get by threats"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/Part of speech verbSorted eorttxStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2X3T4O5R6T

Definitions

  1. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere (“to twist or wrench out, to extort”); from ex (“out”) + -tort, from torqueō (“twist, turn”).

Used in a sentence

  • to extort contributions from the vanquished
  • to extort confessions of guilt
  • to extort a promise

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