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abrade

Pronunciation: /əˈbɹeɪd/

The English word “abrade” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To rub or wear off; erode.
  2. To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
  3. To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
  4. To cause the surface to become more rough.
  5. To undergo abrasion.

Etymology

From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.

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