ABRADE

scour, abrade

(verb) rub hard or scrub; “scour the counter tops”

abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off

(verb) wear away

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

abrade (third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)

(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17^th century.]

(transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

(transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

(transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.

(intransitive) To undergo abrasion.

Etymology 2

Verb

abrade (third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)

(transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid.

Anagrams

• Abdera, abread

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrading.] Etym: [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]

Definition: To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell.

A*brade", v. t.

Definition: Same as Abraid. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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