abrade.
To rub or wear off; erode.
Meaning & usage
To rub or wear off; erode.
To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
To cause the surface to become more rough.
To undergo abrasion.
Where this word comes from
From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.
Obsolete spelling of abraid.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English abraiden. See abraid.
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