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abrase en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈbɹeɪz/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin abrāsus, perfect passive participle of abrādō (“abrade”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank.
   • An abrase table. 1600 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC:

abrase en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈbɹeɪz/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin abrāsus, perfect passive participle of abrādō (“abrade”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.

Forms

Deriveds

abrasive · unabrased