extort
معنی فارسی
بزورگرفتن به تهديدياشکنجه گرفتن
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/eks tôrt´, ik stôrt´/vt.
● (بازور یا تهدید یا سو استفاده از مقام و غیره) گرفتن، درکشیدن، اخاذی کردن، به زور ستاندن، (در فروش) اجحاف کردن
a corrupt teacher who extorted money from his students
معلم فاسدی که از شاگردانش اخاذی می‌کرد
they used torture to extort information from him
آنان برای گرفتن اطلاعات، او را شکنجه می‌دادند.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere, from ex- 'out' + torquere 'to twist'.
مثال
- He has been charged with extorting money from the businessman.
- She was convicted for trying to extort $1 million from a prominent businessman.
- The kidnappers extorted a ransom for his release.
ترکیب‌های رایج
extort money extort confession extort information extort ransom
تعریف انگلیسی
- obtain through intimidation “Somebody ----s something from somebody”
- 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” “Somebody ----s something from somebody”
- get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner “Somebody ----s something”
مترادف‌ها
verb active
Exact, wrest, wring, wrench, force, wring from by intimidation or terrorism.