Meaning
to blackmail
- to extort money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal secrets
In a sentence
Hanno cercato di ricattarlo con delle vecchie fotografie.
They tried to blackmail him with old photographs.
Non permetterò a nessuno di ricattarmi in questo modo.
I will not let anyone blackmail me in this way.
Perché pensi che ti stia ricattando?
Why do you think he is blackmailing you?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricattare | infinitive |
| ricatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricatta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ricattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ricattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ricattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ricattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ricattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ricatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ricatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ricatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ricatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ricatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ricatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ricatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricatta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ricattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ricattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ricattando | gerund |
| ricattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes a direct object ('ricattare qualcuno'). The noun form is 'ricatto' (blackmail).