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abrade

IPA pronunciation: /əˈbreɪd/

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Russian meaning

Истирать, соскабливать

English definition

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Example

Windborne sand grains abrade bedrock over geological millennia.

Collocations

abrade the surface
severely abraded
abrade over time

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