verb🔗ShareTo take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity"to extort a promise"lawpolicegovernmentactioninhumanbusinessstatemoralvalueorganizationsufferingguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain by means of the offense of extortion."The bully extorted money from the younger students, threatening to spread rumors if they didn't pay. "lawpolicegovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo twist outwards."The tightrope walker struggled to extort his body, trying to keep his balance. "lawpolicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWrongfully obtained."You are right! "Extort" is a verb, not an adjective. My apologies. Here's a sentence using it correctly as a verb: "The bully tried to extort lunch money from the younger students by threatening them." "lawguiltpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
