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English verb: wrest

1. wrest (contact) obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically


SamplesWrest the knife from his hands.
Wrest a meaning from the old text.
Wrest power from the old government.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Somebody ----s something from somebody


Broader (hypernym)seize









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