seize vs wrest

seize and wrest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seize	No	No	Yes	No
wrest	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wrest is a hyponym of seize; that is, wrest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seize:

Other hyponyms of seize include raven, abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch, commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate.

seize (verb)	wrest (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
affect
take into your hands deliberately
take or capture by force
hook by a pull on the line
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession