取り立てる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort
2. to appoint; to promote; to give patronage
3. to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to
Other spellings
取立てる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とりたてる
とりたてる
Examples1
王 は 人民 から 税 を 厳しく 取り立てた。
The king exacted taxes from his people.