Divorce and Rid

Divorce

Divorce verb - To set or force apart.

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

Rid

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

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

Common collocations

head divorce head rid head
father divorce father rid father
ourselves divorce ourselves rid ourselves

Both words in one sentence

  • Her own family wants nothing with her, and its implied that her ex filed the divorce just to get rid of her leechy self.
  • Divorce Requires Death: Thordy has had enough of Gaz, and serves Hood as the Mason of Death for the duration of the book in order to get rid of her violent husband.
  • In Frasier, during the period when Niles was married to Mel, but knew Daphne loved him back, Mel would only agree to a divorce if he showed himself up as a rude, boorish man whom she wanted rid of.
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