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Abrase Moderate

Abrase has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
2

To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.

Adjective
1

Rubbed smooth or blank.

See Also
smoothen abrade
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wear away
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
chafe rasp

Origin

The word comes from the Latin abrāsus, which means "scraped away." It is formed by combining ab (meaning "from" or "away from") with rādō (meaning "to scrape").

Rhyming Words
ase base ease rase wase nase sase vase tase case kase lase mase jase mease dbase tease pease ukase dease
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