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Etymology
Latin abradere to scrape off, from ab- + radere to scrape
Definitions
- transitive verb
- 1 a : to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode
- b : to irritate or roughen by rubbing
- 2 : to wear down in spirit : irritate, weary
- intransitive verb :