wrest

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verb

obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- wrest the knife from his hands
- wrest a meaning from the old text
- wrest power from the old government
• Derivationally related forms:
wrester
• Hypernyms:
seize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody