Rid and Treat

Rid

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

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

Treat verb - To behave toward in a stated way.

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Rid and treat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Treat".

Nearby Words: treatment, treated, treating, treatable

humanity	rid humanity	treat humanity
life	rid life	treat life
people	rid people	treat people
family	rid family	treat family
Other words: someone, series, way, world, game, book, everyone, members.

At least with Lionel, it was made clear they merely tolerate him, and it wouldn't do them any good to be rid of such a powerful ally, but all of them seem to treat Tess like family.

Source: Easily Forgiven
Pickell uses the pickle to hypnotize people to get rid of the problems they go to him to treat, but he also implants a Trigger Phrase that gives them entirely new issues just For the Evulz.

Source: Psycho Psychologist
Emma, and the rest of the Australian Empire treat them as dangerous terrorists, but so far they seem to be more focused on getting rid of the more brutal elements of the Empire than anything else.

Source: Literature / The Last Empire

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