to blackmail
verb/ʃɐ̃tɐʒjaɾ/medium
chan·ta·ge·ar
Definition
To exert blackmail on someone; to threaten to reveal damaging or embarrassing information to obtain something.
The criminal tried to blackmail the businessman for money.
She refused to be blackmailed into silence.
Common collocations
blackmail someoneemotional blackmailattempt to blackmail
Etymology
Do francês chantage, por sua vez de chanter, 'cantar'.