torture into

torture someone into something

to force someone to do something through the use of torture. (More severe than torment someone into something.) The agents threatened to torture me into telling the secrets, so I gave in immediately, of course. Max tried to torture the old prospector into telling where the gold was hidden.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jasper	['dʒæspə]
Gracja	GRATS-yah	Polish
Bailey	BAY-lee	English
Aleksandra	ah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
Yanka	-	Bulgarian
Rosalinda	ro-sah-LEEN-dah (Spanish), ro-zah-LEEN-dah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian