a|brad´er

a|brad´er
a|brade «uh BRAYD», transitive verb, intransitive verb, a|brad|ed, a|brad|ing.
1. to wear down or away by rubbing; scrape off: »

The skin on Tom's knees was abraded by his fall. Glaciers abrade rocks.

2. to wear down by friction: »

Figurative. His policies [have] steadily abraded Ottawa's relations with Washington (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

[< Latin abrādere < ab- off + rādere to scrape]
a|brad´a|ble, adjective.
a|brad´er, noun.

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