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Search phrase: wrested

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Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.58Wrested his meaning and authority.Wrested his meaning, and Authoritie.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.112That doit that e'er I wrested from the King,That Doyt that ere I wrested from the King,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.154The imminent decay of wrested pomp.The iminent decay of wrested pompe.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.157Such to-be-pitied and o'erwrested seemingSuch to be pittied, and ore-rested seeming

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overwrestedoverstrained, overdone, over-the-top
wrestedseized, snatched away, taken by force

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
WRESTBASICwrested adj
WRESTINTENSITYo'erwrested adj

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