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Rareextort
The correct spelling is extort.
How to pronounce extort
verb
IPA: /ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/
Say it like: Ext-ort
The correct spelling is extort. To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity For example: "to extort a promise"
Usage Examples
“to extort a promise”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
- 2.To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
- 3.To twist outwards.
adjective
- 1.Wrongfully obtained.
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