English > rid: 1 sense > verb 1, possessionMeaning | 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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Spanish | liberarse, librarse, librar |
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Catalan | alliberar-se, alliberar, deslliurar-se, deslliurar, eliminar, lliurar |
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Nouns | riddance | the act of removing or getting rid of something |
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