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Abrade

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Verb (transitive)
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a=brade

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Abrade has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Abradev. t. [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.].
     To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.  Lyell.  [1913 Webster]
Abradev. t. 
     Same as Abraid.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Abrade, v.tr. scrape or wear away (skin, rock, etc.) by rubbing.

Derivative
abrader n.
Etymology
L f. radere ras- scrape

THESAURUS

Abrade

abate, ablate, abrase, abstract, atomize, bark, bate, beat, blemish, bloody, bother, bray, break, brecciate, bug, burn, chafe, check, chip, claw, comminute, confuse, contriturate, corrode, crack, craze, crumb, crumble, crush, curtail, cut, decrease, deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disintegrate, disorganize, disparage, distract, disturb, drain, eat away, erase, erode, excoriate, exercise, extract, file, file away, flour, fracture, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, gnaw, gnaw away, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, graze, grind, grind to powder, hurt, impair, incise, injure, irk, lacerate, leach, lessen, levigate, maim, make mincemeat of, mash, maul, mill, mutilate, perturb, pestle, pierce, pound, powder, provoke, pulverize, puncture, purify, rasp, raze, reduce, reduce to powder, refine, remove, rend, retrench, rip, rub, rub away, rub off, rub out, ruffle, run, rupture, savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scour, scrape, scratch, scrub, scrunch, scuff, shard, shorten, shred, skin, slash, slit, smash, sprain, squash, stab, stick, strain, subduct, subtract, take away, take from, tatter, tear, thin, thin out, traumatize, triturate, wear, wear away, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear ragged, weather, weed, withdraw, wound, wrench

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Abrade

Subtraction

VB subduct, subtract, deduct, deduce, bate, retrench, remove, withdraw, take from, take away, detract, garble, mutilate, amputate, detruncate, cut off, cut away, cut out, abscind, excise, pare, thin, prune, decimate, abrade, scrape, file, geld, castrate, eliminate, diminish, curtail, deprive of, weaken.

Pulverulence

VB come to dust, be disintegrated, be reduced to powder reduce to powder, grind to powder, pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate, scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise, contuse, contund, beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate, attenuate.

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