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ridding

VERB

do away with; free

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear eliminate eradicate liberate purge relieve unload

STRONG

abolish deliver disabuse disburden disembarrass disencumber dump eject expel exterminate extinguish extirpate fire junk release remove scrap shed unburden uproot

WEAK

give the brush heave-ho kiss goodbye make free roust send packing shake off throw away throw out toss out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemn keep

STRONG

bear create hold maintain plant save sow take in

WEAK

get

Example Sentences

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So, what if ridding your home of plastic helped you finally get your partner pregnant?

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

"So, we are now colonizing that central space, and the bacterium is essentially ridding the body of the tumor."

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The hardest part, consultants say, is ridding parents of the notion they must get their kid into a “name-brand” school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“The court found that ‘the public’s interest in ridding law enforcement of gangs is ‘substantial’ and that an inspector general’s decision to investigate is nonnegotiable,” he told The Times late Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

That would require ridding her of her present lord and master, to be sure... not to mention the uncle who had married her to him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin