English > rid: 1 sense > verb 1, possession| Meaning | relieve from. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something |
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| Example | "Rid the house of pests" |
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| Synonyms | free, disembarrass |
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| Narrower | cleanse | purge of an ideology / ideology, bad thoughts, or sins |
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| clear | Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. |
| disembody | Free from a body or physical form or reality |
| disinfest | Rid of vermin |
| relieve | Free from a burden, evil, or distress |
| smooth, smooth out | Free from obstructions |
| See also | rid of | do away with |
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| Nouns | riddance | the act of removing or getting rid of something |
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