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Definition of Get rid of
1. Verb. Dispose of. "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
Exact synonyms: Remove
Specialized synonyms: Cast Aside, Cast Away, Cast Out, Chuck Out, Discard, Dispose, Fling, Put Away, Throw Away, Throw Out, Toss, Toss Away, Toss Out, Slough Off, Comb Out, Weed Out, Work Off, Cull, Ditch, Dump, Unmuzzle, De-aerate, Deaerate, Decaffeinate, Decarbonate, Decerebrate, Dechlorinate, Defat, Defibrinate, Degrease, Deionize, Delist, Delocalize, Deoxygenate, Destain, Desulfurize, Desulphurize, Detick, Devein, Fettle, Flesh, Flense, Kern, Pith, Scum, Unbridle
Derivative terms: Removal
Specialized synonyms: Cast Aside, Cast Away, Cast Out, Chuck Out, Discard, Dispose, Fling, Put Away, Throw Away, Throw Out, Toss, Toss Away, Toss Out, Slough Off, Comb Out, Weed Out, Work Off, Cull, Ditch, Dump, Unmuzzle, De-aerate, Deaerate, Decaffeinate, Decarbonate, Decerebrate, Dechlorinate, Defat, Defibrinate, Degrease, Deionize, Delist, Delocalize, Deoxygenate, Destain, Desulfurize, Desulphurize, Detick, Devein, Fettle, Flesh, Flense, Kern, Pith, Scum, Unbridle
Derivative terms: Removal
2. Verb. Terminate, end, or take out. "Eliminate my debts"
Exact synonyms: Do Away With, Eliminate, Extinguish
Specialized synonyms: Cancel Out, Wipe Out, Decouple, Decouple, Obliterate, Knock Out, Drown, Cut Out, Cut, Prune, Rationalise, Rationalize, Extinguish, Snuff Out, Except, Exclude, Leave Off, Leave Out, Omit, Take Out
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Destruct
Derivative terms: Elimination, Elimination, Eliminator
Specialized synonyms: Cancel Out, Wipe Out, Decouple, Decouple, Obliterate, Knock Out, Drown, Cut Out, Cut, Prune, Rationalise, Rationalize, Extinguish, Snuff Out, Except, Exclude, Leave Off, Leave Out, Omit, Take Out
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Destruct
Derivative terms: Elimination, Elimination, Eliminator
3. Verb. Do away with. "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
Exact synonyms: Abolish
Specialized synonyms: Cashier, Abrogate
Derivative terms: Abolishable, Abolishment, Abolition
Antonyms: Establish
Specialized synonyms: Cashier, Abrogate
Derivative terms: Abolishable, Abolishment, Abolition
Antonyms: Establish