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Definition of Rid of
1. Verb. Do away with.
Exact synonyms: Eliminate, Obviate
Specialized synonyms: Close Out, Preclude, Rule Out
Antonyms: Necessitate
Derivative terms: Obviation
Specialized synonyms: Close Out, Preclude, Rule Out
Antonyms: Necessitate
Derivative terms: Obviation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rid Of
Literary usage of Rid of
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"therefore am I going this way, as I told you, that I may be rid of my burden.1 World.
Who bid thee go this way to be rid of thy burden ? ..."
2. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (1874)
"... should be found reducible to nmst'got ultimate unites or indivisible parts in
the shape of separate rid of .in- impressions. Should it be found so, ..."
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