extort
(verb)
verb
1. obtain through intimidation
Definition categories: possession, take
2. obtain by coercion or intimidation
- They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
Similar word(s): gouge, rack, squeeze, wring
Definition categories: possession, fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge
3. get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner