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Meaning of get rid of in English

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  1. Verb

    get rid of

    Definitions

    1. dispose of

    Examples

    • « Get rid of these old shoes! »
    • « The company got rid of all the dead wood »
  2. 2. terminate or take out

    Examples

    • « Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics »
  3. 3. do away with

    Examples

    • « Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia »

    Antonyms

    • establish
    • set up
    • found
    • launch

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