Abrade
[ə'breɪd] or [ə'bred]
Definition
(v. t.) To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
(v. t.) Same as Abraid.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Scrape, wear away, wear off, rub off.
Editor: Theresa
Definition
v.t. to scrape or rub off: to wear down by friction.
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Examples
- The object now is subjected to the blast, and as the sand will not penetrate a softened material sufficient to abrade a surface beneath, the exposed portions alone will be cut away. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is as well, however, not to apply it to any abraded surfaces. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The lower eye would, also, have been liable to be abraded by the sandy bottom. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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