abrade
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
abrade (abrades, present participle abrading; past and past participle abraded)
- (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
- (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
- (intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
- French: abraser
- German: abschleifen, abschürfen
- Portuguese: desgastar
- Russian: обдира́ть
- Spanish: escoriar, raspar
abrade (abrades, present participle abrading; past and past participle abraded)
- (transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid#English|abraid
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