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abrade — abrade, excoriate, chafe, fret, gall mean to affect a surface by rubbing, scraping, or wearing away. Abrade usually implies rubbing or scraping by something hard or harsh: when the surface rubbed or scraped is soft, injury results, but when it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Abrade — Ab*rade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abrade — A*brade , v. t. Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abrade — index diminish, erode, expunge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abrade — (v.) 1670s, from L. abradere to scrape off (see ABRASION (Cf. abrasion)). Related: Abraded; abrading … Etymology dictionary
abrade — [v] scrape chafe, erode, grate, rub, rub off, scuff, triturate, wear, wear down; concepts 165,186,215 … New thesaurus
abrade — ► VERB ▪ scrape or wear away. ORIGIN Latin abradere, from radere to scrape … English terms dictionary
abrade — [ə brād′] vt., vi. abraded, abrading [L abradere < ab , away + radere, to scrape: see RAT] to scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing abrader n … English World dictionary
abrade — UK [əˈbreɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abrade : present tense I/you/we/they abrade he/she/it abrades present participle abrading past tense abraded past participle abraded formal to damage something by rubbing its surface too hard … English dictionary
abrade — verb /əˈbreɪd,əˈbreɪd/ To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; to damage or make rough; as, to abrade rocks … Wiktionary
abrade — 1. To wear away by mechanical action. 2. To scrape away part or all of the surface layer from a part. [L. ab rado, pp. rasus, to scrape off] * * * abrade ə brād vt, abrad·ed; … Medical dictionary
