Relieve and Rid

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Relieve

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

Usage example: the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator

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Rid is a synonym for relieve in keep topic. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Relieve", when it comes to topics like disengage, exempt.

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

Rid

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

Usage example: worked two jobs to rid himself of debt

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Relieve is a synonym for rid in free topic. You can use "Relieve" instead a verb "Rid", if it concerns topics such as activity, clear, keep, disengage.

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life	relieve life	rid life
people	relieve people	rid people
cast	relieve cast	rid cast
earth	relieve earth	rid earth
Other words: enemy.

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