wrest
wrest definition
wrest (rest)
transitive verb
- to turn or twist; esp., to pull or force away violently with a twisting motion
- to take or extract by force; usurp; extort; wring
- to distort or change the true meaning, purpose, use, etc. of; pervert; twist
Etymology: ME wresten < OE wræstan, to twist violently, akin to ON reista < IE base *wer-, to turn, bend, twist > writhe
noun
the act of wresting; a twist; wrench
Related Forms:
- wrester wrest′er noun
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