ABRADE


Meaning of ABRADE in English

— abradable , adj. — abrader , n.

/euh brayd"/ , v.t., v.i., abraded, abrading .

1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.

2. to scrape off.

[ 1670-80; abradere, equiv. to ab- AB- + radere to scrape ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .