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   ex·tort

   /ikˈstôrt/

   verb

   • 1. obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means: "he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin extort- ‘wrested’, from the verb extorquere, from ex- ‘out’ + torquere ‘to twist’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extorter noun
   • 2. extortive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • X

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