Abrade vs. Abrase — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Abrade or Abrase
How to spell Abrade?
Abrade
Correct Spelling
Abrase
Incorrect Spelling
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Abrade Definitions
To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction
Water that abraded the canyon walls.
To become worn or scraped by abrasion
Some leather abrades easily.
(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
(transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
(transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
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(transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
(intransitive) To undergo abrasion.
(transitive) abraid
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
Same as Abraid.
Wear away
Rub hard or scrub;
Scour the counter tops
Strike against an object;
She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken
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