1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Abrade \Ab*rade"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. --Lyell.

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