extortive

Variant of extort

extort definition

ex·tort (ek stôrt′, ik-)

transitive verb

to get (money, etc.) from someone by violence, threats, misuse of authority, etc.; exact or wrest (from)

Etymology: < L extortus, pp. of extorquere, to twist or turn out < ex-, out + torquere, to twist: see tort

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