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erpressen

to extort

verb er-PRES-sen Rare

Also means

to blackmail

Usage Note

erpressen means to extort or blackmail, taking the victim as object: jemanden erpressen. What is extorted follows directly: Geld erpressen. It is regular. The noun is Erpressung, the perpetrator an Erpresser.

Examples

"Er versuchte, den Politiker mit Fotos zu erpressen."

Natural Translation

He tried to blackmail the politician with photos.

Literal Translation

He tried, the politician with photos to blackmail.

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