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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin extorquēre.
Verb
extorquir (first-person singular present extorqueixo, first-person singular preterite extorquí, past participle extorquit)
- (transitive, archaic) to impose by force
- (transitive) to extort
- Synonym: extorsionar
Conjugation
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin extorquēre. Compare estorcer < V. Latin *extorcere.
Pronunciation
Verb
extorquir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present extorque, first-person singular preterite extorqui, past participle extorquido) (Brazil)
extorquir (first-person singular present exturco, third-person singular present extorque or exturque, first-person singular preterite extorqui, past participle extorquido) (Portugal)
- (transitive) to extort
Conjugation
- Brazil
- Portugal
Conjugation of
extorquir (
u-o alternation in present singular or
o becomes
u when stressed; c-qu alternation) (See
Appendix:Portuguese verbs)