What does abrade mean?
Definitions for abrade
əˈbreɪdabrade
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Princeton's WordNet
abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub offverb
wear away
scour, abradeverb
rub hard or scrub
"scour the counter tops"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ABRADEverb
To rub off; to wear away from the other parts; to waste by degrees.
Etymology: Lat. abrado.
By this means there may be a continued supply of what is successively abraded from them by decursion of waters. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
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abrade
To abrade is to wear away or scrape off a surface, typically through friction. This can refer to the process of wearing down or removing the outer layer of something, such as skin, fabric, or rock. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a wearing down of patience or tolerance.
abrade
To abrade is to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. This can refer to the process of removing the surface layer from something through repeated rubbing, or it can also concern the act of damaging something physically or emotionally.
Webster Dictionary
Abradeverb
to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks
Abradeverb
same as Abraid
Etymology: [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Abrade
ab-rād′, v.t. to scrape or rub off: to wear down by friction. [L. ab, off, radĕre, rasum, to scrape.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abrade in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abrade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- изтривам, изтърквам, износвам, ожулвам, протривамBulgarian
- obrousit, odřítCzech
- afskrabeDanish
- abschleifen, abschürfenGerman
- raspar, escoriarSpanish
- رقیقPersian
- abraserFrench
- erodereItalian
- לשבורHebrew
- ಒರಟುKannada
- abrādōLatin
- kauhoro, kauoro, okoi, kauoroiMāori
- schurenDutch
- slipe, skureNorwegian
- przecieraćPolish
- abrazaRomanian
- протере́ть, истере́ть, стере́ть, обдира́ть, стира́ть, истира́ть, протира́ть, ободра́тьRussian
- nötaSwedish
- சிராய்Tamil
- 研磨Chinese
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