Definition of Abrase

1. Verb. Wear away.

Exact synonyms: Abrade, 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

Definition of Abrase

1. a. Rubbed smooth.

Definition of Abrase

1. Adjective. Rubbed smooth or clear; blank. ¹

2. Verb. To wear down; rub off; smoothen; abrade. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abrase

abrading stone
abradingly
abraid
abraided
abraiding
abraids
abram
abram-man
abrams
abranchial
abranchialism
abranchialisms
abranchiata
abranchiate
abranchious
abrase (current term)
abrased
abraser
abrasers
abrases
abrash
abrasin oil
abrasin oils
abrasing
abrasiometer
abrasiometers
abrasion platform
abrasion platforms
abrasions

Literary usage of Abrase

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

1. Letters to Radulphus on the Mosaic Account of the Creation, Together with by John Colet (1876)
"Dei patriarchae abrase fuerant ct ante legem et ante cir- ... In quo filio volens Deua facere peri- culum fidei et spei abrase, ..."

2. Principios de matemática de la Real Academia de San Fernando by Benito Bails (1795)
"... transversal entre 3 y 3, tomada lateralmente será el quarto término 2 Л , porque Ю : 7 :: 3 : 2TV -• Si la proporción fuese decreciente. abrase la ..."

3. Espectaculo de la naturaleza, Ò conversaciones a cerca de las by Noël Antoine Pluche (1773)
"abrase luego el compás •siete bordes y medio, y póngase una punta en «I, y después en G, y habiendo hecho otros dos arco?, se describirá el arco IG desde el ..."

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