Abrade has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
2
rub hard or scrub
"scour the counter tops"
3
To rub or wear off; erode.
4
Obsolete spelling of abraid
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Origin
The word comes from the Latin abrādō, meaning "to scrape off." It is formed by combining ab ("away from") and rādō ("to scrape").