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Erpressen Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Erpressen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to blackmail" or "to extort".
Essential properties of "erpressen"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: erpressen
- Simple past: erpresste
- Participle: erpresst
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "erpressen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To force someone through threats or blackmail"
- Definition: "To force someone to do something through threats or blackmail."
- Translation(s): to blackmail, to extort
- Synonym(s): bedrohen, nötigen
- Antonym(s): überreden, überzeugen
- Related word(s): Erpressung, Erpresser
📝 Some usage examples:
- Er drohte, die Fotos zu veröffentlichen, um sie zu erpressen.
- Sie versuchte, ihn mit einem Geheimnis zu erpressen.
- Der Kriminelle wollte Geld, indem er das Opfer erpresste.