abrade
- (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
- (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
- (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
- (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
- (intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbɹeɪd/
Etymology
From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.
rub sore
corrade
rub against
wear-out
raspar
abschleifen
éroder
abradere
schaven
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