Verb
The word is derived from rid
of Rid
Source: Webster's dictionaryPain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness. Dean Karnazes
For ridding oneself of faith is like boiling seawater to retrieve the salt--something is gained but something is lost. Zadie Smith
Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society. Vito Fossella
Camus was a great cleanser of my intellect, ridding me of countless sluggish ideas, and through some of the most unsettling pessimism I had ever encountered causing me to be aroused anew by life's enigmatic promise. William Styron
My idea of forgiveness is letting go of resentment that does not serve your better interest, ridding yourself of negative thoughts. All they do is make you miserable. Believe me, you can fret and fume all you want, but whoever it was that wronged you is not suffering from your anguish whatsoever. Della Reese
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether. James Payn