What does "wrests" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of wrest

What is a synonym for "wrests"?

Common synonyms include: abdicate, anamorphism, anamorphosis, arrogate, asymmetry, avulse.

Wrests

//ɹɛsts// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of wrest form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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abdicate anamorphism anamorphosis arrogate asymmetry avulse

Example

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"Capital punishment kills immediately, whereas lifetime imprisonment does so slowly. Which executioner is more humane? The one who kills you in a few minutes, or the one who wrests your life from you in the course of many years?"

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