abrade

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb wear away
  2. verb rub hard or scrub

Etymology

From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.

In classic literature

Synonyms

corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off

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