corrade

cor·rade

verb \kə-ˈrād\

cor·rad·edcor·rad·ing

Definition of CORRADE

transitive verb

: to wear away by abrasion

intransitive verb

: to crumble away through abrasion

— cor·ra·sion \-ˈrā-zhən\ noun

— cor·ra·sive \-ˈrā-siv, -ziv\ adjective

Examples of CORRADE

1. <the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription>

Origin of CORRADE

Latin corradere to scrape together, from com- + radere to scrape — more at rodent

First Known Use: 1646

Related to CORRADE

Synonyms

chafe, abrade, erode, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, rasp, rub, wear

Related Words

file, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, nibble, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scuff, shave; erase, reduce, rub out, wear out, wipe (away); bite, break down, break up, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eat; hone, sharpen, whet

Rhymes with CORRADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade