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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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RÉMyre-MEEFrench
Brigittebree-GI-tə (German), bree-ZHEET (French)German, French
Damianodah-MYAH-noItalian
Lashonda-African American
ShilohSHIE-lo (English)Biblical
Prudenzioproo-DEN-tsyoItalian
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