/ əˈbreɪd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( technical ) to rub the surface of sth, such as rock or skin, and damage it or make it rough
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin abradere , from ab- away, from + radere to scrape.
/ əˈbreɪd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( technical ) to rub the surface of sth, such as rock or skin, and damage it or make it rough
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin abradere , from ab- away, from + radere to scrape.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005