corrade

[ kuh-reyd, kaw- ]

verb (used without object)

, cor·rad·ed, cor·rad·ing.

1. (of a moving agent, as running water, wind, or a glacier) to erode by the abrasion of materials carried along.
2. to disintegrate as a result of corrasion, as the rock underlying the brink of a waterfall.

verb (used with object)

, cor·rad·ed, cor·rad·ing.

1. to wear down by corrasion; abrade.

corrade

/ kɒˈreɪd /

verb

1. (of rivers, streams, etc) to erode (land) by the abrasive action of rock particles

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrade¹

1610–20; < Latin corrādere to scrape together, equivalent to cor- cor- + rādere to scrape. See erase, raze

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrade¹

C17: from Latin corrādere to scrape together, from rādere to scrape