Meaning
to extort, wring out
- to obtain money, information, or consent by threats, force, or persistent pressure
In a sentence
I criminali cercavano di estorcere denaro ai commercianti della zona.
The criminals were trying to extort money from the local shopkeepers.
Nessuno può estorcerti il consenso con la forza.
No one can extort your consent by force.
Hanno tentato di estorcere una confessione all'indagato.
They attempted to extort a confession from the suspect.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| estorcere | infinitive |
| estorco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| estorci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| estorce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| estorciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| estorcete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| estorcono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| estorcevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| estorcevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| estorceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| estorcevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| estorcevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| estorcevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| estorsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| estorcesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| estorse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| estorcemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| estorceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| estorsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| estorcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| estorcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| estorcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| estorceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| estorcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| estorceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| estorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| estorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| estorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| estorciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| estorciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| estorcano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| estorcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| estorcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| estorcesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| estorcessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| estorceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| estorcessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| estorcerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| estorceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| estorcerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| estorceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| estorcereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| estorcerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| estorci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| estorciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| estorcete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| estorcendo | gerund |
| estorto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the direct object of the thing obtained and the preposition 'a' for the person it is taken from.
- past participle estorto