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< extol

extortion >

ex·tort

(

k-stôrt

) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·tort·ed, ex·tort·ing, ex·torts

To obtain from another by coercion or intimidation.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin extorqure, extort-, to wrench out, extort : ex-, ex- + torqure, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ex·torter(Noun), ex·tortive(Adjective)

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