Rid vs Forshake - What's the difference?
rid | forshake |
released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")
To free from something.
* 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, "
(obsolete) (ride)
* Thackeray
To shake off; rid or free oneself from.
As verbs the difference between rid and forshake
is that rid is to free from something or rid can be (obsolete) (ride) while forshake is to shake off; rid or free oneself from.As an adjective rid
is released from an obligation, problem, etc (usually followed by "of").rid
English
Etymology 1
Fusion of (etyl) . More at redd.Adjective
(-)- I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
Verb
- We're trying to rid the world of poverty.
- 1170', King Henry II (offhand remark) — "Will no one ' rid me of this troublesome priest?"
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.
Derived terms
* get rid ofEtymology 2
Verb
(head)- He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.
forshake
English
Verb
- It is only at Carignano that she can forshake the prescribed role of wife/mother, a domesticated, servile woman. —Mithilesh K. Pandey.
