Bid vs Rid - What's the difference?

bid | rid |

In obsolete terms the difference between bid and rid

is that bid is to proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray while rid is past tense of ride.

is that bid is to issue a command; to tell while rid is to free from something.

is Bis in die: twice a day, two times per day.

is an offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.

released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of".

(Initialism) (head)

(medicine) Bis in die : twice a day, two times per day.

Commonly written as: "amoxicillin 500 mg BID ", read as: "amoxicillin totalling 500 milligram dosage (daily total), taken two times a day".

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released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")

I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.

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?"

* 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:

All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.

* get rid of

(head)

(obsolete) (ride)

* Thackeray

He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.