wrest[verb]Synonyms: seize, extract, force, take, win, wrench
Related Words: arrogate,
confiscate,
usurp,
elicit,
extort,
extract [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
wrest /rest/
verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition][
Language: Old English;
Origin: wræstan]
1. formal to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult:
They are fighting to wrest control of the party from the old leaders.2. literary to pull something away from someone violently:
I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲