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extort

Verbs

• (v) obtain through intimidation
• (v) obtain by coercion or intimidation
  • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
  • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
  gouge, wring, rack, squeeze,
• (v) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner wring from,

Synonyms

gouge wring rack squeeze wring from

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