Information about the word extort (English → Esperanto: eldevigi)

Synonyms: wrest, wring, enforce, extract

Part of speechverb

Usage samples

And Trump tainted Ukrainian democracy himself, seeking to extort president Volodymyr Zelensʹkyj into announcing an investigation into his then‐Democratic rival, Biden—an abuse of power that earned him the first of his historic two impeachments.

Translations

Afrikaansafdwing
Catalanfer exacció; fer extorsió
Dutchafdwingen; afpersen
Esperantoeldevigi; eltrudi
Germanerzwingen
Italianestorcere
Saterland Frisianoutwinge
Spanishhacer exacción; hacer extorsión
West Frisianôftwinge