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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *extorcere, ultimately from Latin torquēre. Compare Aromanian astorcu.

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a stoarce (third-person singular present stoarce, past participle stors) 3rd conj.

  1. to squeeze, wring, twist
  2. to wring out, extort from, exhaust, extract
  3. (figuratively) to obtain
    Synonym: obține
  4. to fleece

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