abrase

Other forms: abrased

Definitions of abrase
  1. verb
    wear away
    synonyms: abrade, corrade, rub down, rub off
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    types:
    chafe, excoriate
    tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    rasp
    scrape with a rasp
    type of:
    wear away, wear off
    diminish, as by friction
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