rids
Frees from completely
Rids is the third-person singular form of rid, meaning to free from something unwanted or burdensome.
A policy rids the streets of litter.
A cleaning service rids homes of pests.
The word implies removal or elimination of something undesirable: She rids herself of toxic relationships.
Expels from property
- ejectsForces to leave
- expelsRemoves by force
- banishesExpels from a place
- oustsForcibly removes from position
removes · throws out · kicks out · forces out · boots out · exorcises · purges · flushes out
Destroys utterly and completely
- exterminatesKills all of them
- annihilatesDestroys utterly and completely
- obliteratesDestroys completely
- expungesOfficially removes or erases
abolishes · destroys · wipes · erases · deletes · neutralizes · extirpates · stamps out
Eliminates pathogens from surfaces
- disinfectsKills harmful microorganisms
- sterilizesEliminates all microorganisms
- cleansesFrees from dirt
- decontaminatesRemoves harmful substances
scrubs · washes · sweeps · dusts · mops · polishes · tidies · neatens
Sets free from captivity
- releasesLets go or publishes
- unburdensReleases from weight
- extricatesReleases from entanglement
- disentanglesFrees from complication
unshackles · relieves · frees · delivers · rescues · emancipates · unbinds · loosens
evicts
Expels from property
ousts · removes · throws out · kicks out · forces out · boots out · exorcises · purges · flushes out · clears out
eradicates
Destroys utterly and completely
- exterminatesKills all of them
- annihilatesDestroys utterly and completely
- obliteratesDestroys completely
expunges · abolishes · destroys · wipes · erases · deletes · neutralizes · extirpates · stamps out · roots out
sanitizes
Eliminates pathogens from surfaces
- disinfectsKills harmful microorganisms
- sterilizesEliminates all microorganisms
- cleansesFrees from dirt
decontaminates · scrubs · washes · sweeps · dusts · mops · polishes · tidies · neatens · spruces
liberates
Sets free from captivity
- releasesLets go or publishes
- unburdensReleases from weight
- extricatesReleases from entanglement
disentangles · unshackles · relieves · frees · delivers · rescues · emancipates · unbinds · loosens · detaches
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
- got rid ofRemoved from possession
- riding upFabric creeping upward
- getting rid ofRemoving or discarding
- riding a bikePedaling a two-wheeler
- like riding a bikeSkill that stays learned