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Meaning of abrade | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

əˈbɹeɪd

Definitions

To rub or wear off; erode.
transitive
Obsolete spelling of abraid.
alt-of, obsolete, transitive
To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
transitive
To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
transitive
To cause the surface to become more rough.
transitive
To undergo abrasion.
intransitive

Equivalents

العربية برى جلخ حك سحج قشط كشط يبري يتوارى يضرب يفرك بقوّة ينكشط

Български изтривам

Bosanski habati ishabati pohabati znucati исхабати похабати хабати

Čeština obrousit odřít

Deutsch abschaben abschleifen Abschürfen verschleißen

Ελληνικά αποξέω εκδέρω

Español desgastar escoriar legrar raer raspar

Suomi hiertää hiertää

Français abrade abraser

हिन्दी खुरचना रगड़ना

Hrvatski habati ishabati pohabati znucati исхабати похабати хабати

Italiano abrade

Latina abrado

Nederlands afmatten uitputten afschuren schuren uitschuren

Polski abradować pościerać ścierać

Português desgastar

Русский истере́ть истира́ть обдира́ть ободра́ть протере́ть протира́ть стере́ть стирать

Српски habati ishabati pohabati znucati исхабати похабати хабати

Svenska nota

Türkçe üzmek

Українська стерти стирати

Tiếng Việt mài mòn

Examples

““Wildcat Ridge” is the name given to a rock about 3 feet (1 meter) wide that likely formed billions of years ago as mud and fine sand settled in an evaporating saltwater lake. On July 20, the rover abraded some of the surface of Wildcat Ridge so it could analyze the area with the instrument called Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals, or SHERLOC.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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