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extort

Extort is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter E and ends with the letter T for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force menace duress torture or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
(v. t.) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion2
(v. i.) To practice extortion.
(p. p. & a.) Extorted.

Syllable Information

The word extort is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for extort is: ex-tort


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