v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' br ā d
Function: verb
Inflected Form: abrad · ed ; abrad · ing
Etymology: Latin abradere to scrape off, from ab- + radere to scrape ― more at RODENT
Date: 1677
transitive verb
1 a : to rub or wear away especially by friction : ERODE b : to irritate or roughen by rubbing
2 : to wear down in spirit : IRRITATE , WEARY
intransitive verb : to undergo abrasion
– abrad · able \ - ' br ā -d ə -b ə l \ adjective
– abrad · er noun