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Definitions

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get rid of
1. v. (transitive, idiom) to dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose
I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
Analysis
get		©
1. v. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
Lance is going to get Mary a ring.
2. v. To receive.
I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
rid		©
1. adj. Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).
I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
2. v. To free (something) from something else.
We're trying to rid the world of poverty.
3. v. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of ride
of		©
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.

Example Sentences

You can't get rid of it, right?  Is there anything that I can take or use to reduce them, or even get rid of them all together?  They're just trying to get rid of all the troublemakers.  Why didn't you get rid of that damned raincoat?  I have suffered from excessive saliva for the last six months and cannot get rid of it.

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