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