extorqueō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- extort verb To obtain money or something else by threats, force, or abuse of power.
Senses
extorqueō is used for these senses in English:
- extort (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.