Definition of abrade Abrade
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We found 9 definitions of abrade from 6 different sources.
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What does abrade mean?
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| abrade - wear away | ||
| corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off | ||
| wear off, wear away diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" | ||
| excoriate, chafe warm by rubbing, as with the hands | ||
| rasp utter in a grating voice | ||
| abrade - rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" | ||
| scour | ||
| rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- abrade (Verb)
To cause the surface to become more rough. - abrade (Verb)
To undergo abrasion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abrade (v. t.)
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. - abrade (v. t.)
Same as Abraid.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abrade
To wear down by friction. (V.t.; Re. Geology; Source: IPDF);
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abrade
ab-rād′, v.t. to scrape or rub off: to wear down by friction. [L. ab, off, radĕre, rasum, to scrape.]
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🔤- abrade, verb, present, 1st person singular of abrade (infinitive).
- abrade, verb (infinitive).
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