D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Extort

/ĕk-stôrt'/ · Ex·tort · IPA /ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/
01 v. t. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wr…
imp. & p. p. Extorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Extorting
  1. 1.
    To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
  2. 2.
    To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2.(Law) See: Extortion
02 v. i. To practice extortion.
  1. 1.
    To practice extortion.[Obs.]
03 p. p. & a. Extorted.
  1. 1.
    Extorted.[Obs.]