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afdringen.

to extort, to exact, to commit extortion

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑfˌdrɪ.ŋə(n)/
  1. to extort, to exact, to commit extortion

    archaic
  2. to press away, to force away

    archaic
  3. to force down, to press off

    archaic
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vanaf, dringen.

  5. rare form of afdwingen

    form-of · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch afdringen. Equivalent to af + dringen.

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