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extort meaning in Kannada

ಹೆದರಿಸಿ ಸುಲಿ

/ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/

extort in Kannada: ಹೆದರಿಸಿ ಸುಲಿ, ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು. In English, extort means to take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.

Kannada words for extort

ಹೆದರಿಸಿ ಸುಲಿ, ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು

English meaning of extort

  1. verb To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
  2. verb To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
  3. verb To twist outwards.
  4. adjective Extorted; obtained by extortion.

Full definition of extort

extort in a sentence

  • to extort contributions from the vanquished
  • to extort confessions of guilt
  • to extort payment of a debt

Synonyms of extort

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Questions about extort in Kannada

What is the meaning of extort in Kannada?
Extort in Kannada is ಹೆದರಿಸಿ ಸುಲಿ, ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು.
extort ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Extort: ಹೆದರಿಸಿ ಸುಲಿ, ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು.
What does extort mean in English?
Extort means to take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: extort (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: extort (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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