Added 9 October 2026
abrade
/əˈbɹeɪd/ verb
In Latin: abrādō First recorded: 1677 Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abrade at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.
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