English

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17^th century.]^[1]
2. (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]^[1]
3. (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]^[1]
4. (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
5. (intransitive) To undergo abrasion.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Old English abraiden.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid

References

1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7

Italian

Verb

abrade

1. third-person singular present indicative of abradere

Anagrams

• badare, baderà

Latin

Verb

abrāde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of abrādō