abrade
/əˈbɹeɪd/
abrade verb: to rub or wear off; erode. Also the obsolete spelling of abraid.
Verb
abrade (third-person singular simple present abrades, present participle abrading, simple past and past participle abraded)
- To rub or wear off; erode.
- “Wildcat Ridge” is the name given to a rock about 3 feet (1 meter) wide that likely formed billions of years ago as mud and fine sand settled in an evaporating saltwater lake. On July 20, the rover abraded some of the surface of Wildcat Ridge so it could analyze the area with the instrument called...2022 September 15, “NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain”, in Sean Potter, editor, NASA.gov, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2022
- To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
- Synonyms:
- chafe
- To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
- To cause the surface to become more rough.
- To undergo abrasion.
Also used as
abrade is also the obsolete spelling of abraid.
abrade meaning in Arabic
abrade in Arabic
- transitive: to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction
- كَشَطَ kašaṭa, قَشَطَ qašaṭa
Synonyms of abrade
Forms of abrade
| third-person singular present | abrades |
|---|---|
| present participle | abrading |
| past participle | abraded |
| past | abraded |
Origin of abrade
From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.
From Middle English abraiden. See abraid.
Words formed from abrade
Words that rhyme with abrade
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
- embayed
Questions about abrade
- What does abrade mean?
- Abrade means to rub or wear off; erode.
- What is abrade in Arabic?
- Abrade in Arabic is كَشَطَ (kašaṭa), قَشَطَ (qašaṭa). See Abrade meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is abrade?
- Abrade is a verb.
- How do you pronounce abrade?
- Abrade is pronounced /əˈbɹeɪd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of abrade?
- The past tense of abrade is abraded.
Words near abrade in the dictionary
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