corrade

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. wear awaySynonyms: abradeabraserub downrub off
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Corrade \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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See Corrosion. [1913 Webster]

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