abrade
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abrade¹
- /əˈbɹeɪd/ US, UK
Sounds like abraid · Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.
verb abrades · abrading · abraded
- To rub or wear off; erode. “Wildcat Ridge” is the name given to a rock about 3 feet (1 meter) wide that likely formed billions of years ago as mud and fine sand settled in an evaporating saltwater lake. On July 20, the rover abraded some of the surface of Wildcat Ridge so it could analyze the area with the instrument called S
- To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
- To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
- To cause the surface to become more rough.
- To undergo abrasion.
abrade²
- /əˈbɹeɪd/ US, UK
Sounds like abraid · Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English abraiden. See abraid.
verb abrades · abrading · abraded
- Obsolete spelling of abraid.abraid
