abrade

[ uh-breyd ]

verb (used with or without object)

, a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing.

1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
2. to scrape off.

abrade

/ əˈbreɪd /

verb

1. tr to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode

Derived Forms

• aˈbrader, noun
• aˈbradant, noun

Other Words From

• a·brada·ble adjective
• a·brader noun
• una·braded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abrade¹

1670–80; < Latin abrādere, equivalent to ab- ab- + rādere to scrape

Word History and Origins

Origin of abrade¹

C17: from Latin abrādere to scrape away, from ab- ¹+ rādere to scrape

Example Sentences

They often abrade off spray paint and incised graffiti with a sandblaster, or they’ll grind it off with a wire brush mounted on a drill, sometimes filling in the leftover marks with pigment that’s been laboratory-matched to the color of the stone.

From Outside Online

I’ve abraded a small patch of this rock to remove the surface layer and get a look underneath.

From Popular-Science

If your kit is really trashed from a wet ride, that dirt is circulating in the wash cycle, abrading your clothing even more as the wash drum turns.

From Outside Online

Like dirt, those teeth will abrade fabrics during a wash cycle.

From Outside Online

Waves abrade the shore and strew the débris worn from it over the lake bed.

From Project Gutenberg

Wherever they find calcareous strata to abrade, the water is almost milklike in hue for miles around.

From Project Gutenberg

This is specially the case with Chaffinches and Bramblings: Greenfinches abrade later.

From Project Gutenberg

Genuine amber, when rubbed together, emits a very fragrant odour similar to a fresh lemon, and does not abrade the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

In all cases, however, a hard file will abrade the surface of the false stone.

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