RID
WordNet
verb
(1) Relieve from
"Rid the house of pests"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")
- I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
Verb
- To free from something.
- We're trying to rid the world of poverty.
- 1170, King Henry II (offhand remark) — "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"