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- pronunciation:
- blaek
meIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person.
He was forced to pay blackmail to the man who had seen him commit the crime.- similar words:
- bribe, protection, ransom
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| definition 2: |
the act of getting such money or of trying to get it.
He used blackmail to get money from the corrupt politician. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
blackmails, blackmailing, blackmailed |
| definition: |
to obtain or try to obtain blackmail from.
The butler tried to blackmail Mrs. Potter after he found out that she poisoned her husband.- similar words:
- bleed, extract, milk
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| derivation: |
blackmailer (n.) |
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