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The phrase "to rid" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used as part of an infinitive verb phrase, meaning "to free or remove something or someone." Example: The organization's main goal is to rid the city of poverty and hunger.
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to rid
verb
To free from something.
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Enough to rid the restaurants of wine?
Want to rid the house of roaches?
Bailey's task is to rid the company of aesthetic clutter.
The Senate needs to rid itself of Mr. Monserrate.
He managed to rid his heart of any ill feelings.
They managed to rid the Islamic nation of disgrace.
"I'm trying to rid my system of everything".
Let's say we wanted to rid ourselves of the cancer.
And we need to rid ourselves of that.
You've got to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
A witch tries to rid a house of its ghosts.
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