abrade

Meaning

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

Synonyms

rub

scratch

scour

scrape

rub down

chafe

rub sore

rub off

scrape off

graze

scrub

wear away

corrade

excoriate

rasp

wear

wear down

wear off

abrasion

burnish

erode

abrase

rub against

scuff

fray

fret

polish

🇵🇱

get through

grind

impair

incinerate

lay out

plane

polishing

press

removal

resection

rosin

ruffle

sand

smash

spend

switch off

tear off

truncate

use up

wash

🧽

wearing

wear out

wear-out

Translations

raspar

abschleifen

éroder

desgastar

abradere

abschaben

abschürfen

schaven

abraser

auswaschen

user

raschiare

abscheuern

abnutzen

φθείρω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɹeɪd/

Etymology

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