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Language: Old English
Origin: wræstan

wrest

 verb
     
wrest [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
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.
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