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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
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"
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. 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)
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