Definition of "ridding" []

• Present participle of rid. (verb)

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• "It's over now and we have succeeded in ridding the world of a mass muderer and the Iraqi people now inspire the Iranians to push for democracy too."
• "Let me tell you … I was a little bit afraid and so I rang your office on 999 to ask for help in ridding my neighbourhood of this latest menace."
• "This is the first step in ridding the world of undesirable people."