abrade
21abrade — [ə breɪd] verb scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. Derivatives abrader noun Origin C17: from L. abradere, from ab away, from + radere to scrape …
22abrade — v. a. Wear away, wear off, rub off. See scrape …
23abrade — verb (I, T) technical to rub something so hard that the surface becomes damaged …
24abrade — v 1. erode, wear, wear down or away, wash away, corrode, fret, gnaw, fray, Inf. frazzle, graze, chafe; levigate, file, triturate, grind, whet, sand, sandpaper, pumice, rub, rub down, scour; smooth, polish, wax, burnish, buff, shine. 2. grate,… …
25abrade — a•brade [[t]əˈbreɪd[/t]] v. t. v. i. a•brad•ed, a•brad•ing 1) to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing 2) to scrape or rub off • Etymology: 1670–80; < L abrādere=ab ab +rādere to scrape a•brad′a•ble, adj. a•brad′er, n …
26abrade — [c]/əˈbreɪd / (say uh brayd) verb (abraded, abrading) –verb (t) 1. to scrape off. –verb (i) 2. to wear down by friction. {Latin abrādere scrape off} –abrader, noun …
27abrade — v.t. rub off; scrape; cause injury in this way …
28abrade — To scratch or tear away two surfaces in contact by relative motion …
29abrade — v.tr. scrape or wear away (skin, rock, etc.) by rubbing. Derivatives: abrader n. Etymology: L f. radere ras scrape …
30Abraded — 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.… …
