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Antonyms for wrest

Grammar : Verb
Spell : rest
Phonetic Transcription : rɛst


Definition of wrest

Origin :
  • Old English wræstan "to twist, wrench," from Proto-Germanic *wraistijanan (cf. Old Norse reista "to bend, twist"), derivative of *wrig-, *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Meaning "to pull, detach" (something) is recorded from c.1300. Meaning "to take by force" (in reference to power, authority, etc.) is attested from early 15c. Related: Wrested; wresting.
  • verb snatch
Example sentences :
  • He must see who his captive was, wrest from him the heart of the mystery.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • Formerly she would have liked to wrest by force from heaven the secrets of destiny.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • By concession, we may be all we strive for, but never could wrest by force.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • At the very moment of possessing you some miracle will wrest you from my arms.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • And what is more, I'll do it too, in order to wrest my friends from their clutches!
  • Extract from : « Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; » by "Noname"
  • "Give it to me," he said, in a tone of authority, and he tried to wrest it from Tom's hands.
  • Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • "It's mine," coaxed Marjorie, trying to wrest it from Nannie.
  • Extract from : « Four Days » by Hetty Hemenway
  • Elfreda hurried from the room to wrest the ladder from its lowly haunt.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Germany is strong enough to wrest them from her, and means to do so.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • But you wrest from that decision a force which it does not legally carry.
  • Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam

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