Give and Wrest

Opposite meaning words

Give verb - To make a present of.

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Wrest is an antonym for give.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

Wrest verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

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Give is an antonym for wrest in snatch topic.

Nearby Words: wrestle, wrestled, wresting

character	give character	wrest character
power	give power	wrest power
job	give job	wrest job
control	give control	wrest control
Other words: hand, information, sword, gun.

A decade before WWII the young right-wing aligned Isao conspires to wrest control of the government from the capitalists and give it fully back to the Emperor.

Source: Film / Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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