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extort meaning in Tamil

மிரட்டுதல்

/ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/

extort in Tamil: மிரட்டுதல், மிரட்டிப்பணம் பறித்தல். 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.

Tamil words for extort

மிரட்டுதல், மிரட்டிப்பணம் பறித்தல்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of extort in Tamil?
Extort in Tamil is மிரட்டுதல், மிரட்டிப்பணம் பறித்தல்.
extort என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Extort: மிரட்டுதல், மிரட்டிப்பணம் பறித்தல்.
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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Tamil words from Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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