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wrest

verb

/rɛst/

Meaning

to forcibly pull something from a person's grasp; to seize with effort or struggle

The police had to wrest the weapon from the suspect's hand.

wrest control

seize, grab, snatch, extract, yank

release, surrender, yield

wrest control, wrest power, wrest the title, wrest freedom

to make something appear larger; to increase the importance or effect of something

to whip or flog someone, either literally or as a form of punishment or self-discipline

to remove the less desirable parts from a group; originally, to separate grain from chaff by blowing...

The process of making an organization or system more efficient by simplifying or eliminating unneces...

To state opinions or beliefs as if they were absolute truths.

to drink in small quantities; to taste carefully