Japanese

しぼりとる
Meaning: to squeeze out; to extort; to exploit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 搾り取る 搾り取らない
Polite 搾り取ります 搾り取りません
Past 搾り取った 搾り取らなかった
Polite + Past 搾り取りました 搾り取りませんでした
Te-form 搾り取って 搾り取らなくて
Potential 搾り取れる 搾り取れない
Passive 搾り取られる 搾り取られない
Causative 搾り取らせる 搾り取らせない
Causative + Passive 搾り取らされる 搾り取らされない
Imperative 搾り取れ 搾り取るな

Handwriting

搾
り
取
る

Example

The unscrupulous trader extorted the last of the elderly person's money.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally squeezing liquid out, but often used figuratively for taking money or resources from someone ruthlessly.

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