† extorquev.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= extort v.
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the mind > possession > taking > extortion > practise extortion on [verb (transitive)] > extort
wringa1300
bribec1405
compela1500
extort1529
poll1559
wrest1565
scruze1590
rack1591
strain1600
squeeze1602
extorque1623
squeeze1639
screw1648
sponge1686
pinch1770
strike1894
1623–6 in H. Cockeram Eng. Dict.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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