ABRADE


Meaning of ABRADE in English

[ ə'breɪd ]

■ verb scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

C17: from L. ~re , from ab- 'away, from' + radere 'to scrape'.

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