Accept and Rid

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Rid and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Accept".

Rid

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

Accept and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Rid".

Common collocations

power accept power rid power
life accept life rid life
people accept people rid people
someone accept someone rid someone
Other words: way, world, money, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Offered the Crown So they want Charlie to accept the job of king, temporarily, and then do such a bad job that the people will want to depose him and will accept the merger in return for the neighbor's help getting rid of Charlie.
  • Also many fans of the first series tend to not accept the new episodes mainly because they got rid of Misty.
  • Film / Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Yubitsume: Geum-ja goes to the parents of the murdered boy, with the intent of getting rid of her fingers until they accept the apology.
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