Lose and Rid

Lose

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Rid and lose are semantically related. in escape topic. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Lose".

Nearby Words: loser, losing

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

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

humanity	lose humanity	rid humanity
arm	lose arm	rid arm
power	lose power	rid power
life	lose life	rid life
Other words: part, family, control, someone, time, way, money, game, hair, head, times, powers.

And if you don't get rid of all of the Clinkers in time, you have to escape from the area before you suffocate and lose all health.

Source: That One Sidequest
If the Urgals lose, then Galbatorix has effectively gotten rid of a race he hated anyway (they killed his original dragon in his backstory) before they have a chance to cause trouble for him.

Source: Literature / Eragon
Im trying to get rid of her and you almost made me c... Ahem, lose my composure.

Source: Curse Cut Short

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