Meaning of "extort" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXTORT

From Latin extortus wrenched out, from extorquēre to wrest away, from torquēre to twist, wrench.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXTORT

extort  [ɪkˈstɔːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTORT

Extort is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb extort in English.

WHAT DOES EXTORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Extortion

Extortion is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups. The actual obtainment of money or property is not required to commit the offense. Making a threat of violence which refers to a requirement of a payment of money or property to halt future violence is sufficient to commit the offense. Exaction refers not only to extortion or the unlawful demanding and obtaining of something through force, but additionally, in its formal definition, means the infliction of something such as pain and suffering or making somebody endure something unpleasant. Extortion is distinguished from robbery. In robbery, whether armed or not, the offender takes property from the victim by the immediate use of force or fear that force will be immediately used Extortion, which is not limited to the taking of property, involves the verbal or written instillation of fear that something will happen to the victim if they do not comply with the extortionist's will.

Definition of extort in the English dictionary

The first definition of extort in the dictionary is to secure by intimidation, violence, or the misuse of influence or authority. Other definition of extort is to obtain by importunate demands. Extort is also to overcharge for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXTORT

PRESENT

Present

I extort

you extort

he/she/it extorts

we extort

you extort

they extort

Present continuous

I am extorting

you are extorting

he/she/it is extorting

we are extorting

you are extorting

they are extorting

Present perfect

I have extorted

you have extorted

he/she/it has extorted

we have extorted

you have extorted

they have extorted

Present perfect continuous

I have been extorting

you have been extorting

he/she/it has been extorting

we have been extorting

you have been extorting

they have been extorting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I extorted

you extorted

he/she/it extorted

we extorted

you extorted

they extorted

Past continuous

I was extorting

you were extorting

he/she/it was extorting

we were extorting

you were extorting

they were extorting

Past perfect

I had extorted

you had extorted

he/she/it had extorted

we had extorted

you had extorted

they had extorted

Past perfect continuous

I had been extorting

you had been extorting

he/she/it had been extorting

we had been extorting

you had been extorting

they had been extorting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will extort

you will extort

he/she/it will extort

we will extort

you will extort

they will extort

Future continuous

I will be extorting

you will be extorting

he/she/it will be extorting

we will be extorting

you will be extorting

they will be extorting

Future perfect

I will have extorted

you will have extorted

he/she/it will have extorted

we will have extorted

you will have extorted

they will have extorted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been extorting

you will have been extorting

he/she/it will have been extorting

we will have been extorting

you will have been extorting

they will have been extorting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would extort

you would extort

he/she/it would extort

we would extort

you would extort

they would extort

Conditional continuous

I would be extorting

you would be extorting

he/she/it would be extorting

we would be extorting

you would be extorting

they would be extorting

Conditional perfect

I would have extort

you would have extort

he/she/it would have extort

we would have extort

you would have extort

they would have extort

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been extorting

you would have been extorting

he/she/it would have been extorting

we would have been extorting

you would have been extorting

they would have been extorting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you extort
we let´s extort
you extort

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to extort

Past participle

extorted

Present Participle

extorting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «EXTORT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «extort» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of extort

blackmail · bleed · bully · coerce · exact · extract · force · squeeze · wrest · wring

TRANSLATION OF EXTORT

Find out the translation of extort to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of extort from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extort» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 敲诈
• Translator English - Spanish: extorsionar
• English: extort
• Translator English - Hindi: उगाही
• Translator English - Arabic: ابتزاز
• Translator English - Russian: вымогать
• Translator English - Portuguese: extorquir
• Translator English - Bengali: বলপ্রয়োগ আদায় করা
• Translator English - French: extorquer
• Translator English - Malay: Memeras
• Translator English - German: erpressen
• Translator English - Japanese: 強要する
• Translator English - Korean: 뜯어
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngeterake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cưởng đoạt
• Translator English - Tamil: பறி
• Translator English - Marathi: पिळवणुक
• Translator English - Turkish: koparmak
• Translator English - Italian: estorcere
• Translator English - Polish: wyłudzenia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вимагати
• Translator English - Romanian: stoarce
• Translator English - Greek: αποσπώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ontwringen
• Translator English - Swedish: utpressa
• Translator English - Norwegian: presse

4 QUOTES WITH «EXTORT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word extort.

1

Michael Biehn

I had a weird situation were someone used my name to extort money from a woman. He took her for 60 or 80 thousand dollars. He is in prison now. It was on Sally.

2

Rafael Correa

The Ecuadorean and Latin American press is not like the European or North American press, which has some professional ethics. They are used to being above the law, to blackmail, to extort.

3

Tupac Shakur

Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

4

Lysander Spooner

Any number of scoundrels, having money enough to start with, can establish themselves as a 'government'; because, with money, they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort more money; and also compel general obedience to their will.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTORT»

Discover the use of extort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Reports of Cases in Criminal Law: Argued and Determined in ...

They merely stated what Gregory said and intended to do. With 1853 respect to the second count, there was no evidence of any con- conspiracy to spiracy to extort money by false pretences. The defendants said extort money— Gregory was ...

Edward William Cox, 1855

Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...

To EXTORT, v. a. [extorqueo, extort us, Latin.] 1. To draw by force ; to force away ; to wrest ; to wring from one. — 'Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were free. Shak. I remember well the impious oath, Hardly extorted ...

Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command

Publishing or threatening to publish a Libel with Intent to extort. 6 & 7 Vict, c. 96. s . 2. Sending, &c. Threatening Letters, &c. with Intent to extort Money, &c. 4 Geo. 4. c. 54. s. 3. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 8. the United Kingdom as by Law established, ...

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1859

The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer

To the second objection it was answered, That the charge is, a conspiracy to extort money; by what means is not material: That Risþal did actually extort it ; which is a direct and positive charge against him. So that either way there is ground ...

Richard Burn, John Burn, 1793

Textbook on the Indian Penal Code

... 586 compel restoration of property, 592 constrain to an illegal act, 591 dangerous weapons or means, 588 deter public servant from his duty, 593 extort confession, 592 extort property, 591 grievous hurt to extort confession, 592 provocation, ...

Krishna Deo Gaur, 2009

A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the ...

Mr. C., Arundel, Sussex,” demanding money. ilnd Which said ]astmen- docs' tioned letter was and is as follows: that is to say, [again copy the letter oz}L batirn, with the innuendoea] with a view and intent to extort and gain money D, from the  ...

Joseph Chitty, Richard Peters, Thomas Huntington, 1836

Textbook of Ophthalmology

If we tilt the head to the right, the right eye will intort and the left eye will extort. This is because nervous impulses will be sent from the semicircular canals to keep the eyes in a straight position. Now, remember the superiors are intorters.

Sunita Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, Lucio Buratto, 2002

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

See also distort, extort, jeric, turn. wrench noun A tool with jaws for gripping and twisting : Chiefly British: spanner. See MACHINE in Index. — See also jerk. wrest verb See distort, extort, wrench. wrestle verb To contend with an opponent at ...

Peter Mark Roget, 1997

A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...

[See Extort.] Serving to extort ; tending to draw from by compulsion. EXTORS' IVELY, adv. In an extorsive manner ; by extortion. EXTORT', v. t. [L. extortus, from extorqueo, to wrest from ; ex and lorqueo, to twist ; Fr. extorquer.] 1. To draw from by ...

Noah Webster, 1832

Jet

ENTERTAINMENT Bill Cosby Autumn Jackson A 22-year-old woman charged with trying to extort $40 million from Bill Cosby recently pleaded not guilty. At a news conference held outside federal court in Manhattan, Autumn Jackson told ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTORT»

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Fraudsters using messaging app popular in Asian community to …

Police say a messaging app that is popular in the Asian community is being used to extort men into handing over thousands of dollars in iTunes ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»

Gay Porn Actor Tried to Extort Palm Beach GOP Donor Donald …

Palm Beach tycoon and Republican political activist Don Burns has been identified as the target of an alleged $1.5 million extortion attempt by ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jul 15»

FBI looking for 'sextortion' victims in Massachusetts

According to the FBI, he "transmitted these threats with the intent to extort photographs and webcam videos showing the victims exposing ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»

How Gangs in India Use Gay Dating Websites to Rob and Extort

A gay Indian maritime engineer says he was lured into a trap during a visit to Mumbai last year. When the 33-year-old was with a man he met ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Heineken set to extort UB from Mallya

Dutch beer company Heineken now has reasons to smile. It has recently gained the right to manage India's largest brewer United Breweries ... «The Wiire, Jul 15»

Local man extorted hundreds of teen girls for sexual photos

The FBI said that Chansler did not extort photos and videos for money, but for the power it afforded him over teenage girls. "He was making me ... «First Coast News, Jul 15»

Zanu PF youths extorting Harare residents

ZANU PF youths in Harare South's Southlea Park area are forcing residents to pay $3 per house hold as contributions to the legal fees for the ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jul 15»

Woman fakes own kidnapping to extort R13 000 from husband

An unidentified woman has been charged with defeating the ends of justice and extortion after admitting to planning her own kidnapping in a ... «The Citizen, Jul 15»

CIO agent uses ministers' names to extort $10 000

A CENTRAL Intelligence Officer (CIO) stationed at Parliament yesterday appeared in court facing charges of extorting $10 000 from a Kenyan ... «The Zimbabwe Mail, Jul 15»

Thai police: Justo has admitted to blackmailing and attempting to …

... Royal Police spokesman Pol Lt Gen Prawuth Thavornsiri said Justo had admitted to allegations about blackmailing and attempting to extort ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»