abrade

[ uh-breyd ]
/ əˈbreɪd /

verb (used with or without object), a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing.

to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
to scrape off.

Origin of abrade

1670–80; < Latin abrādere, equivalent to ab- ab- + rādere to scrape

OTHER WORDS FROM abrade

a·brad·a·ble, adjective a·brad·er, noun un·a·brad·ed, adjective

Words nearby abrade

abr., abracadabra, abrachia, abrachiocephalia, abradant, abrade, abraham, abraham and isaac, abraham's bosom, abram, abranchiate

British Dictionary definitions for abradable

abrade
/ (əˈbreɪd) /

verb

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

Derived forms of abrade

abradant, noun abrader, noun

Word Origin for abrade

C17: from Latin abrādere to scrape away, from ab- 1 + rādere to scrape

Medical definitions for abradable

abrade
[ ə-brād′ ]

v.

To wear away by mechanical action.
To scrape away the surface layer from a part.