extorquer

Meaning

to extort

Concepts

wring from

extort from

sponge off

extort money

Synonyms

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛk.stɔʁ.ke/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin extorquēre. Cf. Old French estordre < Vulgar Latin *extorcere.

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