Definition of Abrade in English :

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Abrade meaning in English

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Abrade

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Verb

1. abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off

wear away

2. abrade, scour

rub hard or scrub

Example Sentences:
'scour the counter tops'

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Abrade

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verb
(transitive)
to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode

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Abrade

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: aˈbraded or aˈbrading
to scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing

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Abrade

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v. a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing, a·brades
v.tr.
To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction: water that abraded the canyon walls.
v.intr.
To become worn or scraped by abrasion: some leather abrades easily.

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