Meaning of CORRADE
| Pronunciation: | | ku'reyd
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| | Definition: | | [v] wear away |
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| | Synonyms: | | abrade, abrase, rub down, rub off |
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| | See Also: | | chafe, excoriate, rasp, wear away, wear off | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cor*rade"\ (k?r-r?d"), v. t. [L. corradere, -rasum;
cor- + radere to rub.]
1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. [Obs.]
--Dr. R. Clerke.
2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See {Corrosion}.
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