Looking for the meaning of the word ABRADE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ABRADE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Abrade
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin abradere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + radere ‘to scrape’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbreɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
Short Definition:scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
Examples:- it was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust
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