Definitions for abradeəˈbreɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bradeəˈbreɪd(v.t.; v.i.)a•brad•ed, a•brad•ing.
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
to scrape or rub off.
Origin of abrade:
1670–80; < L abrādere=ab-ab - +rādere to scrape
a•brad′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off(verb)
wear away
scour, abrade(verb)
rub hard or scrub
"scour the counter tops"
Webster Dictionary
Abrade(verb)
to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks
Abrade(verb)
same as Abraid
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