Abrade in English dictionary

  • abrade

    Meanings and definitions of "Abrade"

    • (transitive) To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; to damage or make rough; as, to abrade rocks.
    • (transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      Obsolete spelling of [i]abraid[/i]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17 th century.]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18 th century.]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To irritate by rubbing; chafe. [First attested in the mid 18 th century.]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause the surface to become more rough.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To undergo abrasion.
    • To wear down by friction. (V.t.; Re. Geology; Source: IPDF);
    • (transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction
    • verb
      rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"
    • verb
      wear away

    Synonyms of "Abrade" in English dictionary

    corrade, rub down, abrase are the top synonyms of "Abrade" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Abrade

    • abrade ( third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)
    • abrade (third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)
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