extort
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(verb) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
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Synonyms: wring from |
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Related Words: obtain, prise, pry |
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(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" |
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Synonyms: gouge, rack, wring |
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Related Words: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge |
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| 3. |
(verb) obtain through intimidation |
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Related Words: blackmail, take |
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