Abrade

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbreɪd/
• (US) IPA: /əˈbreɪd/
• Rhymes: -eɪd

Etymology 1

17th Century, from Latin abrādō, from ab (“‘from, away from’”) + rādō (“‘scrape’”).

Verb

Infinitive to Abrade

Third person singular abrad

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abrade (third-person singular simple present abrad, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; to damage or make rough; as, to abrade rocks.

Translations

(transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction

Bulgarian: изтърквам, изтривам, износвам, ожулвам, протривам (кожа) Czech: obrousit, odřít Danish: afskrabe

Dutch: schuren nl(nl) Latin: abrādō la(la)

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Vietnamese: làm trầy, cọ xơ ra, mài mòn

Etymology 2

From Old English abraiden.

Verb

Infinitive to Abrade

Third person singular abrad

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abrade (third-person singular simple present abrad, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) Template:Obsolete spelling of

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Italian

Verb

abrade

1. Third-person singular present tense of abradere.

Anagrams

• aabder,
• badare
• baderà