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cor·rade
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verb,
cor·rad·ed,
cor·rad·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
(of a moving agent, as running water, wind, or a glacier) to erode by the abrasion of materials carried along.
2.
to disintegrate as a result of
corrasion
,
as the rock underlying the brink of a waterfall.
verb (used with object)
3.
to wear down by
corrasion
;
abrade.
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Origin:
1610–20;
<
Latin
corrādere
to scrape together, equivalent to
cor-
cor-
+
rādere
to scrape.
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erase
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raze
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corrade
(kɒˈreɪd)
—
vb
(of rivers, streams, etc) to erode (land) by the abrasive action of rock particles
[C17: from Latin
corrādere
to scrape together, from
rādere
to scrape]
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