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- Dictionaryabrade/əˈbreɪd/
verb
- 1. scrape or wear away by friction or erosion: "it was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust"
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ABRADE definition: 1. to remove part of the surface of something by rubbing 2. to remove part of the surface of…. Learn more.
How to use abrade in a sentence. to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode; to irritate or roughen by rubbing; to wear down in spirit : irritate, weary… See the full definition
When you abrade something, you scrub it vigorously. To clean your dirty bathtub well, you'll have to abrade it with a scrub brush and powdered bleach.
abrade. (əbreɪd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense abrades , present participle abrading , past tense, past participle abraded. verb. To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it. [formal] My skin was abraded and very tender. [be VERB -ed]
Definition of abrade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Abrade definition: to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.. See examples of ABRADE used in a sentence.
a·brade. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction: water that abraded the canyon walls. To become worn or scraped by abrasion: some leather abrades easily. [Latin abrādere, to scrape off : ab-, away; see ab-1 + rādere, to scrape; see rēd- in Indo-European roots .]
Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. abraded, abrades, abrading. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction. Water that abraded the canyon walls. American Heritage. To scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing. Webster's New World. To become worn or scraped by abrasion.
abrade. verb. /əˈbreɪd/. abrade something (technology) Verb Forms. to rub the surface of something, such as rock or skin, and damage it or make it rough. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
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