Extort — Ex*tort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See {Torsion}.] 1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extort — Ex*tort , p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extorted — Extort Ex*tort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See {Torsion}.] 1. To wrest from an unwilling person by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extorting — Extort Ex*tort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See {Torsion}.] 1. To wrest from an unwilling person by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extort — transitive verb Etymology: Latin extortus, past participle of extorquēre to wrench out, extort, from ex + torquēre to twist more at torture Date: 15th century to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power ; wring; also … New Collegiate Dictionary
extort — extorter, n. extortive, adj. /ik stawrt /, v.t. 1. Law. a. to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like. b. to take illegally by reason… … Universalium
extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… … Law dictionary
extort — 1520s (as a pp. adj. from early 15c.), from L. extortus, pp. of extorquere (see EXTORTION (Cf. extortion)). Related: Extorted; extorting … Etymology dictionary
extort — ex•tort [[t]ɪkˈstɔrt[/t]] v. t. 1) law to obtain from a person by force, threat, or intimidation 2) to elicit by cunning or persuasiveness • Etymology: 1375–1425; < L extortus, ptp. of extorquēre to wrench away, extort ex•tort′er, n … From formal English to slang
extort — /əkˈstɔt / (say uhk stawt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to wrest or wring (something) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain (money, information, etc.) by force, torture, threat, or the like. 2. to take illegally… …
extorquer — Extorquer, et oster par force, Extorquere. Extorqué, ou osté par force, Extortus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
