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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing.

1.	to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.

2.	to scrape off.

[Origin: 1670–80; < L abrādere, equiv. to ab- ab- + rādere to scrape

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—Related forms

a·brad·a·ble, adjective

a·brad·er, noun

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tr.v. a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing, a·brades

To wear down or rub away by friction; erode. See Synonyms at chafe.
To make weary through constant irritation; wear down spiritually.

[Latin abrādere, to scrape off : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + rādere, to scrape; see rēd- in Indo-European roots.]

a·brad'a·ble adj.

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