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Definition of Abrade
1. Verb. Wear away.
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. 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
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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