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abrade

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Main Entry: abrade
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbrād\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): abrad·ed; abrad·ing
Etymology: Latin abradere to scrape off, from ab- + radere to scrape — more at rodent
Date: 1677

transitive verb 1 a : to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode b : to irritate or roughen by rubbing
2 : to wear down in spirit : irritate, wearyintransitive verb : to undergo abrasion

abrad·able \-ˈbrā-də-bəl\ adjective

abrad·er noun


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