abrade

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]

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abrade ə-'brād vt, abrad·ed; abrad·ing to irritate or roughen by rubbing: CHAFE

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(ə-brādґ) to rub away the external covering or layer of a part; see also planing.

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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

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