Definition of Abrade

1. Verb. Wear away.

Exact synonyms: Abrase, Corrade, Rub Down, Rub Off
Specialized synonyms: Chafe, Excoriate, Rasp
Generic synonyms: Wear Away, Wear Off
Derivative terms: Abradant, Abradant, Abrader, Abrasion, Abrasion, Abrasion, Abrasive, Corrasion, Rubdown

2. Verb. Rub hard or scrub. "Scour the counter tops"
Exact synonyms: Scour
Generic synonyms: Rub
Derivative terms: Abrader, Abrasive, Scour

Definition of Abrade

1. v. t. To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

2. v. t. Same as Abraid.

Definition of Abrade

1. Verb. (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To undergo abrasion. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) (obsolete spelling of abraid) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abrade

1. to wear away by friction [v ABRADED, ABRADING, ABRADES]

Medical Definition of Abrade

1. 1. To wear away by mechanical action. 2. To scrape away the surface layer from a part. Origin: L. Ab-rado, pp. -rasus, to scrape off (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abrade

abowt
abox
abozzo
abporal
abr.
abra-cadabra
abracadabra
abracadabras
abrachias
abradable
abradant
abradants
abraded
abrader
abraders
abrades
abrading
abrading stone
abradingly
abraid
abraided
abraiding
abraids
abram
abram-man

Literary usage of Abrade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1857)
"In practice the wheels of the locomotive with six tons dead •weight on them, abrade the upper surface, while the lower surface is damaged in the chairs. ..."

2. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"... vt to rub down, to use friction ; to abrade Abreibung, /. rubbing-down, ... scraping off Abschälen, vt to peel off, to excoriate, to abrade ..."

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