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wrest vs seize

seize vs wrest

wrest and seize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wrest No No Yes No
seize No No Yes No
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of wrest; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than wrest:
  • wrest: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  • seize: take or capture by force
wrest (verb) seize (verb)
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically capture the attention or imagination of
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
Difference between wrest and seize

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