Information about the word wrest (English → Esperanto: eldevigi)

Synonyms: extort, wring, enforce, extract

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɹɛst/
Hyphenationwrest
Shavian alphabet𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐑉𐐯𐑅𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) wrest(I) wrested
(thou) wrestest(thou) wrestedsts
(he) wrests, wresteth(he) wrested
(we) wrest(we) wrested
(you) wrest(you) wrested
(they) wrest(they) wrested
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) wrest (I) wrested
(thou) wrest(thou) wrested
(he) wrest(he) wrested
(we) wrest(we) wrested
(you) wrest(you) wrested
(they) wrest(they) wrested
Imperative mood
wrest
Participles
Present participlePast participle
wrestingwrested

Usage samples

The Russian embassy in Syria has urged Russian nationals to leave the country, as the rebel offensive continues to wrest territory from government control.

Translations

Afrikaansafdwing
Catalanfer exacció; fer extorsió
Dutchafdwingen; afpersen; knevelen
Esperantoeldevigi; eltrudi
Germanerzwingen
Italianestorcere
Saterland Frisianoutwinge
Spanishhacer exacción; hacer extorsión
West Frisianôftwinge