abrade
verb (used with or without object)
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
has abraded
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present perfectof abrade (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has abraded the edge of that keen anthropocentric outlook of the Greeks which exalted whatever was distinctively human.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
