wrest /rest/ BrE AmE verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: wræstan ]
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.