[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abrade \abrade"\, v. t.
   same as abraid. obs.
   1913 webster
see also:
abraid 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abrade \abrade"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. abraded; p. pr.  vb.
   n. abrading. l. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +
   radere to scrape. see rase, raze.
   to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to
   abrade rocks. --lyell.
   1913 webster
see also:
abraded abrading rase raze 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abrade
     v 1: wear away syn: corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
     2: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" syn: scour
     3: strike against an object; "she stubbed her one's toe in the
        dark and now it's broken" syn: stub, scrape, skin
see also:
corrade abrase rub down rub off scour stub 
scrape skin 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

151 moby thesaurus words for "abrade":
   abate, ablate, abrase, abstract, atomize, bark, bate, beat,
   blemish, bloody, bother, bray, break, brecciate, bug, burn, chafe,
   check, chip, claw, comminute, confuse, contriturate, corrode,
   crack, craze, crumb, crumble, crush, curtail, cut, decrease,
   deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disintegrate,
   disorganize, disparage, distract, disturb, drain, eat away, erase,
   erode, excoriate, exercise, extract, file, file away, flour,
   fracture, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, gnaw,
   gnaw away, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, graze, grind,
   grind to powder, hurt, impair, incise, injure, irk, lacerate,
   leach, lessen, levigate, maim, make mincemeat of, mash, maul, mill,
   mutilate, perturb, pestle, pierce, pound, powder, provoke,
   pulverize, puncture, purify, rasp, raze, reduce, reduce to powder,
   refine, remove, rend, retrench, rip, rub, rub away, rub off,
   rub out, ruffle, run, rupture, savage, scald, scorch, scotch,
   scour, scrape, scratch, scrub, scrunch, scuff, shard, shorten,
   shred, skin, slash, slit, smash, sprain, squash, stab, stick,
   strain, subduct, subtract, take away, take from, tatter, tear,
   thin, thin out, traumatize, triturate, wear, wear away, wear down,
   wear off, wear out, wear ragged, weather, weed, withdraw, wound,
   wrench

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