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Blackmail
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
blackmails
Examples
She was a victim of blackmail after someone threatened to expose her personal emails.
to blackmail
01
to gain money, property, or some advantage by threatening someone
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
blackmail
3rd person singular
blackmails
Present participle
blackmailing
Past simple
blackmailed
Past participle
blackmailed
Examples
She tried to blackmail him for a large sum of money.
02
to manipulate someone into doing something by threatening them
Examples
He was blackmailed into signing the contract.
Lexical Tree
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