verb
rid
RID/rɪd/
Free someone or something from an unwanted burden.
The gardener rids the bed of weeds by pulling out their roots.
Etymology
Middle English ridden meant both “clear a space” and “set free.” The modern sense focuses that clearing or freeing on removing an unwanted person or thing; its earlier ancestry is uncertain.
In context
Pam did the same thing she got rid of her non-native plants planted 60 species of native plants
More examples
- We need to rid the room of that damp smell.
- She had rid herself of several unnecessary commitments.
- They are ridding the stream of discarded tires.
Forms
rid · rids · ridded · ridding