Get Rid Of — synonyms, definition

1. get rid of (Verb)

abolish bleed desert discard dispose of ditch do away with drain eliminate exhaust extinguish forsake purge reduce relinquish remove sell throw away

get rid of (Verb) — Dispose of. ex. "Get rid of these old shoes!" ex. "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

get rid of (Verb) — Terminate, end, or take out. ex. "Socialism got rid of these archaic customs"

get rid of (Verb) — Do away with. ex. "Slavery was got rid of in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

destroy destruct spifflicate spiflicate abrogate cancel out cashier cast aside cast away cast out chuck out comb out cull cut cut out de-aerate deaerate decaffeinate decarbonate decerebrate dechlorinate decouple defat defibrinate • • •