abrade [uh-breyd] Word Origin verb (used with or without object), a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing.
- to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- to scrape off.
Origin of abrade 1670–80; Latin abrādere, equivalent to ab- ab- + rādere to scrapeRelated formsa·brad·a·ble, adjectivea·brad·er, nounun·a·brad·ed, adjective British Dictionary definitions for unabraded abrade verb
- (tr) to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode
Derived Formsabradant, nounabrader, nounWord Origin for abrade C17: from Latin abrādere to scrape away, from ab- 1 + rādere to scrape Word Origin and History for unabraded abrade v.
1670s, from Latin abradere “to scrape off” (see abrasion). Related: Abraded; abrading.
unabraded in Medicine abrade [ə-brād′] v.
- To wear away by mechanical action.
- To scrape away the surface layer from a part.