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abrade
[ uh-breyd ]
/ əˈbreɪd /
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verb (used with or without object), a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing.
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
to scrape off.
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Origin of abrade
OTHER WORDS FROM abrade
a·brad·a·ble, adjectivea·brad·er, nounun·a·brad·ed, adjectiveWords nearby abrade
ab ovo, abp., abr., abracadabra, abradant, abrade, Abraham, Abraham and Isaac, Abrahamic, Abraham's bosom, Abram
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British Dictionary definitions for abrade
abrade
/ (əˈbreɪd) /
verb
(tr) to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode
Derived forms of abrade
abradant, nounabrader, nounWord Origin for abrade
C17: from Latin abrādere to scrape away, from ab- 1 + rādere to scrape
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